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 pepo L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Citrullus variegatus Schrad.Citrullus variegatus Schrad. ex M.Roem.Cucumis pepo (L.) Dumort.Cucumis zapallo Steud.Cucurbita asteroides Schrad.Cucurbita aurantia Willd.Cucurbita ceratoceras HaberleCucurbita ceratoceras Haberle ex Mart.Cucurbita citrullus M.Roem.Cucurbita citrullus var. alba M.Roem.Cucurbita citrullus var. flava M.Roem.Cucurbita citrullus var. grisea M.Roem.Cucurbita citrullus var. variegata M.Roem.Cucurbita citrullus var. viridis M.Roem.Cucurbita clodiensis NaccariCucurbita clodiensis NoccaCucurbita courgero Ser.Cucurbita cucumifera Schrad.Cucurbita depressa Hort.Cucurbita elongata BeanCucurbita elongata Bean ex Schrad.Cucurbita esculenta GrayCucurbita fastuosa Salisb.Cucurbita hybrida Bertol.Cucurbita hybrida Bertol. ex NaudinCucurbita lignosa Mill.Cucurbita mammeata MolinaCucurbita mammosa J.F.Gmel.Cucurbita marsupiiformis HaberleCucurbita marsupiiformis Haberle ex M.Roem.Cucurbita oblonga LinkCucurbita pepo f. alba M.Roem.Cucurbita pepo f. flava M.Roem.Cucurbita pepo f. viridis (Nois.) M.Roem.Cucurbita pepo subsp. gumala TeppnerCucurbita pepo var. akoda MakinoCucurbita pepo var. americana Zhit.Cucurbita pepo var. aurantia (Willd.) Harz, 1885Cucurbita pepo var. aurantia (Willd.) Tod.Cucurbita pepo var. australis Tod.Cucurbita pepo var. barbarica Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. bicolor HarzCucurbita pepo var. bombinina Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. brasilica Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. brayana Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. chrysobela Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. chrysothela Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. clavata Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. condensa L.H.BaileyCucurbita pepo var. coronalis Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. courgero (Ser.) Tod.Cucurbita pepo var. cyphechusa Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. diachroa Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. diachrysa Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. dimidiata Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. dinomela Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. diplacra Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. dochnahlii Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. draconina Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. elongata HarzCucurbita pepo var. fibropulposa MakinoCucurbita pepo var. flogra TeppnerCucurbita pepo var. genevensis Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. georgica TeppnerCucurbita pepo var. hassiaca Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. hispanica Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. icterina Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. italica Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. kintogwa MakinoCucurbita pepo var. larnacana Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. leucomela Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. leucotyrus Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. lutea Nois.Cucurbita pepo var. luteoalba Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. marginalis Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. massiliensis Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. medullosa Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo (L.) Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. metzgeriana Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. mitriformis Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. numidica Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. oblonga M.Roem.Cucurbita pepo var. oriolina Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. ovalis M.Roem.Cucurbita pepo var. pastalis Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. patagonica Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. patisson FilovCucurbita pepo var. persica Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. phaeotaenia Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. phyllapion Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. polkii Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. praecox HarzCucurbita pepo var. pyrula Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. pyxidaris Tod.Cucurbita pepo var. radiata Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. rhenana Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. rotunda M.Roem.Cucurbita pepo var. schneebergeri Alef.Cucurbita pepo var. scutiformis HarzCucurbita pepo var. serinina Alef.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier292416-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO
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 AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.