Cucurbita maxima

family of winter squash
Taxon taxon Q161180
Cucurbita maxima
Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778 – 1845) (O.S.A.) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Cucurbita maxima

Summary

Cucurbita maxima is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (595 views/month, #1,473 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cucurbita maxima's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cucurbita maxima is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cucurbita maxima belongs to the parent taxon Cucurbita[5].
  • Cucurbita maxima's scientific name is Cucurbita maxima[6].
  • Cucurbita maxima is a type of useful plant[7].
  • Cucurbita maxima is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Cucurbita maxima is used for fruit vegetable[9].
  • Cucurbita maxima's Commons category is recorded as Cucurbita maxima[10].
  • Cucurbita maxima's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cucurbita maxima[11].
  • Cucurbita maxima's Commons gallery is recorded as Cucurbita maxima[12].
  • Cucurbita maxima's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[13].
  • Cucurbita maxima's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[14].
  • Cucurbita maxima's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)[15].
  • Cucurbita maxima's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12597[16].
  • Cucurbita maxima's this taxon is source of is recorded as candy roaster[17].
  • Cucurbita maxima's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. maxima'}[18].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pwmpen'}[19].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'winter squash'}[20].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Riasenkyrbis'}[21].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesen-Kürbis'}[22].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Buttercup Squash'}[23].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Winter Pumpkin'}[24].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Winter Squash'}[25].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ahuyama'}[26].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Calabaza'}[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cucurbita maxima is Cucurbita maxima[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cucurbita[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pwmpen'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'winter squash'}[20], {'lang': 'bar', 'text': 'Riasenkyrbis'}[21], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesen-Kürbis'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Buttercup Squash'}[23], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Winter Pumpkin'}[24].

Identifiers

Cucurbita maxima's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122866[28]. Cucurbita maxima's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3661[29]. Cucurbita maxima's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584406[30]. Cucurbita maxima's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874515[31]. Cucurbita maxima's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22369[32].

Why It Matters

Cucurbita maxima ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (595 views/month, #1,473 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Plants of the World Online. powo.science.kew.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . mdpi.com. mdpi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Cucurbita maxima. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cucurbita-maxima
MLA “Cucurbita maxima.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cucurbita-maxima.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cucurbita-maxima_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cucurbita maxima}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cucurbita-maxima}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Cucurbita maxima — https://4ort.xyz/entity/cucurbita-maxima (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cucurbita-maxima · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range People's Republic of China, Fujian, Tibet Autonomous Region +1
    Taxon rank species
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Subclass of
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548545005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.