Cucurbita fraterna L.H.Bailey

First published in Gentes Herbarum 6: 288 (1943)
This name is a synonym of Cucurbita melopepo var. fraterna

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Gong, L. et al. (2012). Genetic relationships and evolution in Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin, squash, gourd) as revealed by simple sequence repeat polymorphisms. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 124: 875-891. [Cited as Cucurbita pepo subsp. fraterna.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cucurbita fraterna.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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