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 moschata Duchesne
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cucumis moschatus GrayCucurbita colombiana (Zhit.) BukasovCucurbita hippopera Ser.Cucurbita macrocarpa Gasp.Cucurbita maxima Wall.Cucurbita meloniformis CarrièreCucurbita moschata DuchesneCucurbita moschata f. yokohamana MakinoCucurbita moschata subsp. meloniformis (Carrière) L.H.BaileyCucurbita moschata var. abbreviata Alef.Cucurbita moschata var. barbarica Alef.Cucurbita moschata var. barbarica Harz, 1885Cucurbita moschata var. brachiina Alef.Cucurbita moschata var. brunnea Alef.Cucurbita moschata var. claviformis HarzCucurbita moschata var. colombiana Zhit.Cucurbita moschata var. cubensis Tod.Cucurbita moschata var. depressa HarzCucurbita moschata var. luffiformis H.HaraCucurbita moschata var. macrocarpa (Gasp.) Harz, 1885Cucurbita moschata var. macrocarpa (Gasp.) Tod.Cucurbita moschata var. madagascariensis Alef.Cucurbita moschata var. magna HarzCucurbita moschata var. manticalis Alef.Cucurbita moschata var. melonaeformis (Carrière) L.H.BaileyCucurbita moschata var. meloniformis (Carrière) L.H.BaileyCucurbita moschata var. meloniformis (Carrière) MillánCucurbita moschata var. mexicana Zhit.Cucurbita moschata var. minor Tod.Cucurbita moschata var. naudinii Alef.Cucurbita moschata var. pusilla Tod.Cucurbita moschata var. toonas MakinoCucurbita moschata var. vulgaris Tod.Cucurbita pepo Wall.Cucurbita pepo var. melonaeformis (Carrière) MakinoCucurbita pepo var. moschata (Duchesne) DuchesneCucurbita pepo var. moschata (Duchesne) Duchesne ex Lam., 1786Cucurbita spathularis Schrad.Gymnopetalum calyculatum Miq.Pepo eximius SageretPepo indicus Burm.Pepo macrocarpus Poit.Pepo macrocarpus Rich.Pepo macrocarpus Rich. ex SpachPepo moschatus (Duchesne) BrittonPepo moschatus Sageret
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier320034-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Read the full dataset citation, licence and import methodology →
!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.