name: Cucurbita

flavor_db_name_variants: cucurbita

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Cucurbita

id: 66

name_scientific: Cucurbita

description: Cucurbita (Latin for gourd) is a genus in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae native to and originally cultivated in the Andes and Mesoamerica. The Cucurbita genus is an important source of human food and is used for other purposes such as beverages, medicine, oil, and detergent. Some Cucurbita species were brought to Europe after the discovery of America and are now used in many parts of the world. The plants, referred to as squash, pumpkin or gourd depending on species, variety and local parlance, are grown for their edible fruits and seeds. Real (bottle-)gourds, used as utensils or vessels, belong to the genus Lagenaria and are native to Africa. Lagenaria are in the same family and subfamily as Cucurbita, but different tribes.

itis_id: 22365

wikipedia_id: Cucurbita

picture_file_name: 66.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 68015

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:30:13.000Z

legacy_id: 72

food_group: Gourds

food_subgroup: Gourds

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:18.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:15.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3660

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00066