Cucurbita pepo

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q7229863
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Summary

Cucurbita pepo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,427 views/month, #1,217 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Medicinal plant of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Cucurbita[6]
  • Taxon name: Cucurbita pepo[7]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[8], medicinal plant[9]
  • Has use: food ingredient[10], medication[11], fruit vegetable[12]
  • Commons category: Cucurbita pepo[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cucurbita pepo[14]
  • Commons gallery: Cucurbita pepo[15]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[16]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)[17]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12606[18]
  • This taxon is source of: zucchini[19], Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo[20], pumpkin[21], pumpkin seed[22], pumpkin seed oil[23]
  • Short name: C. pepo[24]
  • Taxon common name: maro[25], field pumpkin[26], 美國南瓜[27], Sierpompoen[28], tykev obecná[29], satokurpitsa[30], dynia zwyczajna[31], 西葫芦[32], 桃南瓜[33], 西葫芦*[34], navadna buča[35]
  • NatureServe conservation status: apparently secure[36]

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Identifiers

Cucurbita pepo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 76541[37]. Cucurbita pepo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3663[38]. Cucurbita pepo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584410[39]. Cucurbita pepo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874508[40]. Cucurbita pepo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22373[41].

Why It Matters

Cucurbita pepo has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did Cucurbita pepo receive?

Honors received include Medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → cucurbita-pepo
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of → zucchini, Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo, pumpkin +2
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ This taxon is source of: Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect marrow → Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvi"
  3. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → useful plant, medicinal plant
    Has use → food ingredient, medication, fruit vegetable
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  4. 12w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → food ingredient, medication, fruit vegetable
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has use: food"
  5. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    Described by source → Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007535949705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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