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24 octobre 2019
- doi: 10.4000/books.mnhn.5170
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Harry S. Paris, « Introduction », Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, ID : 10.4000/books.mnhn.5170
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Cucurbita L. (Cucurbitaceae) is perhaps the most variable genus for fruit characteristics in the entire plant kingdom and the same can be said, at the species level, for C. pepo L. (Duchesne 1786, Naudin 1856, Paris 2000e). Cucurbita pepo encompasses various forms whose fruits are used for culinary purposes, known as pumpkins and squash, as well as various kinds cultivated for ornament or found growing wild, known as gourds. Originating in North America, C. pepo was domesticated thousands of ...