Crooknecked Squash
Cucurbita moschata
Also known as Musk Melon
About Crooknecked Squash
Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in the tropical Americas which is cultivated for edible flesh, flowers, greens, and seeds. It includes cultivars known in English as squash or pumpkin. Cultivars of C. moschata are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than squash of other domesticated species. C. moschata also exhibit a greater resistance to certain disease and insects, notably including to the squash vine borer. Commercially-made pumpkin pie mix is most often made from varieties of C. moschata.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cucurbita moschata
- Genus
- Cucurbita
- Family
- CUCURBITACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Native to
- Tropical and subtropical America
- Distribution
- Tropical and Subtropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- हलवा कद्दू halwa kaddu, काशीफल kashiphal, मीठा कद्दू mitha kaddu
- Bengali
- কুমড়া kumara
- Tamil
- பூசனி pucani
- Telugu
- గుమ్మడి gummadi
- Kannada
- ಸಿಹಿ ಕುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ sihi kumbala kaayi
- Malayalam
- കുമ്പളം kumpalam, മത്തങ്ങ mattanna
- Marathi
- काळा भोपळा kala bhopala, काशीफळ kashiphal
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Crooknecked Squash belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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