Taxon:  Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Small) L. H. Bailey subsp. martinezii (L. H. Bailey) T. C. Andres & Nabhan ex T. W. Walters & D. S. Decker



Summary
Genus:
Cucurbita
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Cucurbiteae
Nomen number:
318481
Place of publication:
Syst. Bot. 18:186.  1993
Verified:
06/08/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Small) L. H. Bailey (0 active accession[s])
Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Small) L. H. Bailey subsp. okeechobeensis (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cucurbita martinezii L. H. Bailey

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Reference(s)
  1. de Vaulx, R. D. & M. Pitrat. 1979. Interspecific cross between Cucurbita pepo and C. martinezii. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 2:35.
  2. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  3. Kates, H. R. et al. 2017. Evolutionary and domestication history of Cucurbita (pumpkin and squash) species inferred from 44 nuclear loci. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 111:98-109.
  4. Lira-Saade, R. 1995. Estudios taxonómicos y ecogeográficos de las Cucurbitaceae Latinoamericanas de importancia económica. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 9:84. Note: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
  5. Metwally, E. I. et al. 1996. Interspecific cross between Cucurbita pepo L. and Cucurbita martinezii through in vitro embryo culture. Euphytica 90:1-7. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  6. Paris, H. S. & R. Cohen. 2002. Powdery mildew-resistant summer squash hybrids having higher yields than their susceptible, commercial counterparts. Euphytica 124:121-128. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  7. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
  8. Sanjur, O. I. et al. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships among domesticated and wild species of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae) inferred from a mitochondrial gene: Implications for crop plant evolution and areas of origin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:535-540. Note: as Cucurbita martinezii
  9. Whitaker, T. W. & W. P. Bemis. 1964. Evolution in the genus Cucurbita. Evolution 18:553-559. Note: as Cucurbita martinezii
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English marten gourd 1 Walters, T. & D. S. Decker-Walters. 1993. Systematics of the endangered Okeechobee gourd (Cucurbita okeechobeensis: Cucurbitaceae). Syst. Bot. 18:186. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Spanish calabacilla 2 Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Spanish morchete 2 Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Spanish morchi 2 Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosíe.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipass.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapasn.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxacan.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPueblae.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí (e.), Tamaulipas (s.)]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas (n.), Oaxaca (n.), Puebla (e.), Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=318481. Accessed 11 June 2025.