Cucurbita maxima

species of winter squash
Taxon taxon Q161180
Cucurbita maxima
Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778 – 1845) (O.S.A.) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Cucurbita maxima

Summary

Cucurbita maxima is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,042 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 C. maxima[18].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as pwmpen[19].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as winter squash[20].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as Riasenkyrbis[21].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as Riesen-Kürbis[22].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as Buttercup Squash[23].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as Winter Pumpkin[24].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as Winter Squash[25].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as Ahuyama[26].
  • Cucurbita maxima is commonly known as Calabaza[27].

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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 pwmpen[19], winter squash[20], Riasenkyrbis[21], Riesen-Kürbis[22], Buttercup Squash[23], and 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 (6,042 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 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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

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  1. 15d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → cucurbita-maxima
    Wikidata description → species of winter squash
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  2. 18w 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
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