Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1010. 1753
Verified:
02/17/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
bitter bottle gourd – bush squash – marrow – pumpkin – squash – French
citrouille – courge pepon – German
Gemüse-Kürbis – Italian
zucchino – Spanish (Mexico)
calabaza – Swedish
pumpa – Transcribed Chinese
xi hu lu – Urdu (Pakistan)
ghia kaddu –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Nuevo Leon | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Tamaulipas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | |
Native
Northern America
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Missouri, Oklahoma]
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi]
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Northern America
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Kentucky]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002 |
| Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988 |
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12606.
Accessed 17 April 2026.