Cucurbita maxima (Duchesne) Poir.

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Common names: Pumpkin (English)
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Literature:

Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Cucurbitaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Page 91.

Other sources of information about Cucurbita maxima:

Our websites:

Flora of the DRC: cultivated Cucurbita maxima
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Cucurbita maxima
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cucurbita maxima

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cucurbita maxima
African Plant Database: Cucurbita maxima
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cucurbita maxima
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cucurbita maxima
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cucurbita maxima
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cucurbita maxima
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cucurbita maxima
JSTOR Plant Science: Cucurbita maxima
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cucurbita maxima
Plants of the World Online: Cucurbita maxima
Tropicos: Cucurbita maxima
Wikipedia: Cucurbita maxima


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The Burundi flora team (2025). Flora of Burundi: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Cucurbita maxima.
https://www.burundiflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=170340, retrieved 15 September 2025

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