Summary
Place of publication:
Gentes Herbarum 6:297. 1943
Verified:
02/17/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Ferriol, M. & B. Picó. 2008. Pumpkin and winter squash. Handbook of Plant Breeding. Vegetables I. 2008 1:317-349.
- Fursa, T. B. & A. I. Filov. 1982. Cucurbitaceae (Citrullus, Cucurbita). Kul't. Flora SSSR 21:203.
- Lira-Saade, R. 1995. Estudios taxonómicos y ecogeográficos de las Cucurbitaceae Latinoamericanas de importancia económica. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 9:23, 81.
- Lira-Saade, R. 1995. Estudios taxonómicos y ecogeográficos de las Cucurbitaceae Latinoamericanas de importancia económica. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 9:81.
- Nee, M. 1990. The domestication of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 44(3 suppl.):58,67.
- Paris, H. S. 2008. Summer squash. Handbook of Plant Breeding. Vegetables I. 2008 1:351-379.
- Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
- Whitaker, T. W. & W. P. Bemis. 1964. Evolution in the genus Cucurbita. Evolution 18:553-559.
- Whitaker, T. W. & W. P. Bemis. 1964. Evolution in the genus Cucurbita. Evolution 18:553-559.
Common names
English
bitter pumpkin – wild pumpkin – Spanish (Guatemala)
ayote de caballo –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Campeche | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Quintana Roo | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Tabasco | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Yucatan | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Belize | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | Escuintla | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | Peten | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | Retalhuleu | |
Native
Northern America
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatan]
Southern America
-
MESOAMERICA:
Belize, Guatemala [Escuintla, Peten, Retalhuleu]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12595.
Accessed 18 December 2025.