Cultivated
Monoecious . Creeping annual herb . Stems trailing , climbing , up to 5 m long ; tendrils simple . Leaves velvety-hairy , shallowly- to deeply-lobed , broad-ovate to kidney-shaped , toothed margins , cordate bases , often with white spots on the veins . Inflorescences solitary , axillary . Flowers creamy white to orange-yellow ; male flowers long-stalked with three stamens ; female short-stalked with 3 two-lobed stigmas . Fruit flesh orange . (Ref . https://www . missouribotanicalgarden . org) .
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Common
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Cucurbita pepo var. moschata (Duchesne) Duchesne
Pepo moschatus (Duchesne) Britton
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Pumpkin
Squash
Bottle Gourd
Crookneck Pumpkin
Crookneck Squash
Winter Squash
Butternut Squash
Sometimes added as a vegetable to prepare the well known home made souce 'maraq'. Commonly used to prepare a hot sweet dish mostly served during winter seasons, where its mixed with milk and sugar. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
*https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *Hammer, K. Gebauer, J. Al Khanjari, S. Buerkert, A. (2009). Oman at the cross-roads of inter-regional exchange of cultivated plants. Gene Resour Crop Evol (2009) 56:547-560. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008. DOI 10.1007/s10722-008-9385-z. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
