Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusCucurbita
Scientific name with authorshipCucurbita maxima Duchesne
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cucumis rapallito (Carrière) CarrièreCucurbita farinae Mozz.Cucurbita farinae Mozz. ex NaudinCucurbita maxima (Duchesne) Duchesne ex Poir.Cucurbita maxima subsp. brasiliensis HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. cancroides HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. castanina HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. cercuraicensis HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. elliptica HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. farinae (Alef.) HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. gigantea HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. leucoderma HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. lignosa HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. maximaCucurbita maxima subsp. messanensis (Alef.) HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. rubra HarzCucurbita maxima subsp. turbaniformis (M.Roem.) Vassilcz.Cucurbita maxima subsp. virginica (Alef.) HarzCucurbita maxima var. alba M.Roem.Cucurbita maxima var. ambigua Tod.Cucurbita maxima var. aromatica Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. badagarensis C.R.MudaliarCucurbita maxima var. boliviana Zhit.Cucurbita maxima var. brachycina Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. byzantina Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. californica Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. castanina Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. chiloensis Zhit.Cucurbita maxima var. chlorocina Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. chlorophthalma Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. clypeiformis Tod.Cucurbita maxima var. coffeisperma Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. constricta Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. corticosa NaudinCucurbita maxima var. depressa M.Roem.Cucurbita maxima var. farinae Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. figarii Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. grayana Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. grisea Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. grossa M.Roem.Cucurbita maxima var. hollandica Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. laevis Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. leucadica Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. macrocina Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. maximaCucurbita maxima var. megalocarpa M.Roem.Cucurbita maxima var. messanensis Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. microcarpa NaudinCucurbita maxima var. microcina Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. naudinii Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. neapolitana Tod.Cucurbita maxima var. ohioensis Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. ovalis M.Roem.Cucurbita maxima var. penebroma Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. pluviceps Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. rostrata Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. sphaerocina Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. triloba MillánCucurbita maxima var. turbaniformis (M.Roem.) Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. turbaniformis (M.Roem.) L.H.BaileyCucurbita maxima var. turbanula Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. turgida L.H.BaileyCucurbita maxima var. valparaisiana Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. virginica Alef.Cucurbita maxima var. zapallito (Carrière) MillánCucurbita maxima var. zipinka MillánCucurbita pepo var. maxima (Duchesne ex Lam.) DelileCucurbita pileiformis M.Roem.Cucurbita rapallito CarrièreCucurbita sulcata BlancoCucurbita turbaniformis M.Roem.Cucurbita turbaniformis var. chiloensis Zhit.Cucurbita turbaniformis var. meloniformis M.Roem.Pepo maximus (Duch.) Peterm.Pileocalyx elegans Gasp.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier30006538-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF IF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.