Taxon:  Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber subsp. argyrosperma var. argyrosperma (Cucurbita argyrosperma Silverseed Group)



Summary
Genus:
Cucurbita
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Cucurbiteae
Nomen number:
316089
Comment:
or Cucurbita argyrosperma Silverseed Group
Verified:
06/19/1991 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11 (11  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber (149 active accession[s])
Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber subsp. argyrosperma (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber subsp. argyrosperma var. callicarpa L. Merrick & D. M. Bates (14 active accession[s])
Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber subsp. argyrosperma var. palmeri (L. H. Bailey) L. Merrick & D. M. Bates (35 active accession[s])
Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber subsp. argyrosperma var. stenosperma (Pangalo) L. Merrick & D. M. Bates (9 active accession[s])
Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber subsp. sororia (L. H. Bailey) L. Merrick & D. M. Bates (63 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Ferriol, M. & B. Picó. 2008. Pumpkin and winter squash. In: Prohens, J. & F. Nuez, eds., Handbook of Plant Breeding. Vegetables I 1(4):317-349.
  2. Fritz, G. J. 1994. Precolumbian Cucurbita argyrosperma ssp. argyrosperma (Cucurbitaceae) in the eastern woodlands of North America. Econ. Bot. 48:280-292.
  3. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz. Note: cultivated
  4. Gong, L. et al. 2013. Genetic relationships and evolution in Cucurbita as viewed with simple sequence repeat polymorphisms: the centrality of C. okeechobeensis. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 60:1531-1546.
  5. Jones, C. S. 1992. Comparative ontogeny of a wild cucurbit and its derived cultivar. Evolution 46:1827-1847.
  6. Merrick, L. C. & D. M. Bates. 1989. Classification and nomenclature of Cucurbita argyrosperma. Baileya 23:96.
  7. Merrick, L. C. 1990. Systematics and evolution of a domesticated squash, Cucurbita argyrosperma, and its wild and weedy relatives. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 77-95.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Sánchez-de la Vega, G. et al. 2018. Genetic resources in the "Calabaza Pipiana" squash (Cucurbita argyrosperma) in Mexico: Genetic diversity, genetic differentiation and distribution models. Front. Plant Sci. 9:400.
  10. Zheng, Y.-H. et al. 2013. Chloroplast phylogeny of Cucurbita: Evolution of the domesticated and wild species. J. Syst. Evol. 51:326-334.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsilver-seed gourd  1Merrick, L. C. & D. M. Bates. 1989. Classification and nomenclature of Cucurbita argyrosperma. Baileya 23:96.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  Merrick, L. C. 1990. Systematics and evolution of a domesticated squash, Cucurbita argyrosperma, and its wild and weedy relatives. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 77-95.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America  Merrick, L. C. 1990. Systematics and evolution of a domesticated squash, Cucurbita argyrosperma, and its wild and weedy relatives. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 77-95.
Cultivated
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America

Reference(s)
  1. Merrick, L. C. 1990. Systematics and evolution of a domesticated squash, Cucurbita argyrosperma, and its wild and weedy relatives. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 77-95.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodoil/fat Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz. Note: cultivated
Human foodseeds Merrick, L. C. & D. M. Bates. 1989. Classification and nomenclature of Cucurbita argyrosperma. Baileya 23:96.
Human foodseeds Merrick, L. C. 1990. Systematics and evolution of a domesticated squash, Cucurbita argyrosperma, and its wild and weedy relatives. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 77-95.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316089. Accessed 10 May 2026.