Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Cucurbitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth det D. E. Atha, 1994

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Texas

  • County/Municipio

    Jeff Davis Co.

  • Locality

    Hwy 166, about 0.3km W of Ft Davis

  • Coordinates

    30.53, -103.97

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Soap

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Pfizer Collections and Extractions
CUCURBITACEAE
Cucurbita foetidissima H. B. K.
det. D. Atha, 1994
USA, Texas. Jeff Davis County. Hwy 166. About 0.3km W of
Ft Davis. 30°32'N, 103°58'W. With Artemesia, Opuntia,
si deoats. Growing along igneus loam, roadside.
Perennial from enlarged root; stems 6m; flowers yellow;
fruit globose, green/yellow striped.
USE: Soap {root}	, ’ __A.
Pfizer Sample codes: 601a LF+ST(Atha-578): 601b FR(Atha-579):
601c RT(Atha-606)
P^iel Atha 601	September 12, 1994
TO Lauren Ide
Fieldwork supported by Pfizer, Inc.
Voucher for pharmaceutical screening