Cucurbita martinezii

Cucurbita martinezii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Cucurbita
Species:	C. martinezii
Binomial name
	Cucurbita martinezii; L.H.Bailey
Synonyms
	Cucurbita okeechobeensis subsp. martinezii (L.H.Bailey) T.C.Andres & Nabhan ex T.W.Walters & D.S.Decker;

Cucurbita martinezii is a plant species of the genus Cucurbita^[1]^[2]^[3] native to Veracruz, Mexico. Locals use halved fruit shells as shot glasses for alcoholic drinks. It has not been domesticated. It is generally found in areas with rivers and forests.^[3]^[4]

Some authorities consider it a subspecies of Cucurbita okeechobeensis.^[5]^[6]

When the species was formally described by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1943, in Gentes Herbarum, Bailey only had one specimen without flowers or roots to work with.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Cucurbita martinezii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Bailey, Liberty Hyde (1943). "Species of Cucurbita". Gentes Herbarum. 6. Ithaca, NY: 267–322.
^ ^a ^b Nee, Michael (1990). "The Domestication of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae)". Economic Botany. 44 (3, Supplement: New Perspectives on the Origin and Evolution of New World Domesticated Plants). New York: New York Botanical Gardens Press: 56–68. doi:10.1007/BF02860475. JSTOR 4255271. S2CID 40493539.
^ Traynor, Patricia L.; Westwood, James H. (February 1999). "Ecological Effects of Pest Resistant Genes in Managed Ecosystems" (PDF). Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic and State University. p. 81.
^ Andres, Thomas C.; Nabhan, Gary P. (1988). "Taxonomic Rank and Rarity of Cucurbita okeechobeensis". Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report. 11. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University: 83–85.
^ "C. okeechobeensis ssp. okeechobeensis Five-year Review" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. September 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

External links[edit]

"Cucurbita martinezii" at the Encyclopedia of Life

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[grin-1] "Cucurbita martinezii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[bailey-2] Bailey, Liberty Hyde (1943). "Species of Cucurbita". Gentes Herbarum. 6. Ithaca, NY: 267–322.

[nee-3] Nee, Michael (1990). "The Domestication of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae)". Economic Botany. 44 (3, Supplement: New Perspectives on the Origin and Evolution of New World Domesticated Plants). New York: New York Botanical Gardens Press: 56–68. doi:10.1007/BF02860475. JSTOR 4255271. S2CID 40493539.

[traynor-4] Traynor, Patricia L.; Westwood, James H. (February 1999). "Ecological Effects of Pest Resistant Genes in Managed Ecosystems" (PDF). Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic and State University. p. 81.

[andres-5] Andres, Thomas C.; Nabhan, Gary P. (1988). "Taxonomic Rank and Rarity of Cucurbita okeechobeensis". Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report. 11. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University: 83–85.

[usfws-6] "C. okeechobeensis ssp. okeechobeensis Five-year Review" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. September 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

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