Cucurbita
genus of plants
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Summary
Cucurbita is a taxon[1]. Cucurbita ranks in the top 0.51% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,307 views/month, #998 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Cucurbiteae[4]
- Taxon name: Cucurbita[5]
- Commons category: Cucurbita[6]
- Taxonomic type: Cucurbita pepo[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cucurbita[8]
- Commons gallery: Cucurbita[9]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[10], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3164[16]
- This taxon is source of: squash blossom[17]
- Taxon common name: gourd[18], Pompoen[19], カボチャ属[20], 南瓜属[21], buča[22]
- Vocalized name: דְּלַעַת[23]
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Identifiers
Cucurbita's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3660[24]. Cucurbita's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38266[25]. Cucurbita's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874506[26]. Cucurbita's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22365[27].
Why It Matters
Cucurbita has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Cucurbita is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]