Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Small) L.H.Bailey

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New York Botanical Garden
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Prov. Independencia, El Maniel, above Los Bolos.
18°38.6’N, 71°37.6’W. alt. 1215 m.
“auyama cimarrona“. Vine in banana, coffee plantation.
Corolla pale yellow. It is bitter and never eaten, but the
cultivated auyamas (Cucurbita moschata) in the region never
become bitter. Said to be so bitter that no animal will eat it,
not even the pigs, burros, or rats. Some fruits said to be 20
cm. in diameter (but I doubt this). Seeds grayish.
Coll.: M . Nee & J. C. Montero C. 52308 19 April 2003
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita okeechobeensis (Small) L. H. Bailey
det. M. Nee, 2003
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