Cucurbita pepo L.

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Literature:

Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Cucurbitaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Page 92.

Other sources of information about Cucurbita pepo:

Our websites:

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

External websites:

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


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The Burundi flora team (2025). Flora of Burundi: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Cucurbita pepo.
https://www.burundiflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=233870, retrieved 28 August 2025

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