Taxon:  Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. texana (Scheele) Filov



Summary
Genus:
Cucurbita
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Cucurbiteae
Nomen number:
316098
Place of publication:
T. B. Fursa & A. I. Filov, Flora of cultivated plants 21:187.  1982 (D. S. Decker, Econ. Bot. 42:12.  1988)
Verified:
06/21/1991 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
14 (14  active, 14  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Cucurbita pepo L. (1019 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. fraterna (L. H. Bailey) Lira et al. (4 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. gumala Teppner (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. ovifera (L.) Harz (1 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. ovifera (L.) D. S. Decker var. ozarkana D. S. Decker (43 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. pepo (3 active accession[s])
Cucurbita pepo L. var. pepo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Tristemon texanus Scheele

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. texana (Scheele) Filov, nom. inval.
Cucurbita texana (Scheele) A. Gray

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  2. Decker, D. S. 1988. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 42:12. Note: lists as C. pepo var. texana (Scheele) Decker
  3. Gong, L. et al. 2012. Genetic relationships and evolution in Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin, squash, gourd) as revealed by simple sequence repeat polymorphisms. Theor. Appl. Genet. 124:875-891.
  4. Kates, H. R. et al. 2017. Evolutionary and domestication history of Cucurbita (pumpkin and squash) species inferred from 44 nuclear loci. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 111:98-109.
  5. Lira-Saade, R. 1995. Estudios taxonómicos y ecogeográficos de las Cucurbitaceae Latinoamericanas de importancia económica. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 9:78. Note: lists as Cucurbita pepo var. texana (Scheele) Decker; = C. pepo subsp. texana (A. Gray) Filov
  6. Nelson Brown, R. & J. R. Myers. 2002. A genetic map of squash (Cucurbita sp.) with Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA markers and morphological markers. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 127:568-575. Note: lists Cucurbita pepo "yellow straightneck"
  7. Nesom, G. L. 2011. Toward consistency of taxonomic rank in wild/domesticated Cucurbitaceae. Phytoneuron 2011-13:1-33. Note: = Cucurbita melopepo subsp. texana var. texana
  8. Paris, H. S. 2008. Summer squash. In: Prohens, J. & F. Nuez, eds., Handbook of Plant Breeding. Vegetables I 1:351-379.
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  10. Quesada, M. et al. 1996. Effects of pollen selection on progeny vigor in a Cucurbita pepo × C. texana hybrid. Theor. Appl. Genet. 92:885-890. Note: as Cucurbita texana
  11. Sanjur, O. I. et al. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships among domesticated and wild species of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae) inferred from a mitochondrial gene: Implications for crop plant evolution and areas of origin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:535-540.
  12. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
  13. Whitaker, T. W. & W. P. Bemis. 1964. Evolution in the genus Cucurbita. Evolution 18:553-559.
  14. Wilson, H. D. 1999. Free-living Cucurbita pepo in the United States: Viral Resistance, Gene Flow, and Risk Assessment. Web Report for USDA-APHIS
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishTexas gourd  1Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Englishwild marrow  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Reference(s)
  1. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
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=316098. Accessed 10 May 2026.