Cultivated
Vigorous usually trailing annual herb . Stems trailing , climbing , up to 5 m long ; tendrils simple . Leaves leaf-blade ovate or broadly triangular , cordate , prickly-setose especially on veins beneath , long-petiolate . Inflorescences solitary , axillary . Flowers female flowers on 0 . 5–5 cm long pedicels ; perianth similar to male flowers on 4 . 5–15 cm long pedicels . Fruit extraordinarily variable in size , shape and colour . Seeds Smooth , oval , flattened , light to dark beige . (Ref . POWO ; 2022) .
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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Common
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Citrullus variegatus Schrad. ex M.Roem.
Cucumis pepo (L.) Dumort.
Cucurbita fastuosa Salisb.
Pepo citrullus Sageret
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Acorn Squash
Courgette
Marrow
Pumpkin
Field Pumpkin
Summer Squash
Winter Squash
Zucchini
Table Queen Squash
Vegetable Marrow
Ornamental Gourd
Patty Pan Squash
Spaghetti Squash
Used to prepare different local dishes. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
*https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org *https://en.wiktionary.or *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
