Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 'Marina di Chioggia'
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Cucurbita maxima 'Marina di Chioggia'

Family: CUCURBITACEAE
Genus: Cucurbita
Species: maxima Duchesne
Cultivar: 'Marina di Chioggia'
Common names: Autumn Squash 'Marina di Chioggia'
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis name: Maiora cucurbita
Distribution summary: Argentina, Uruguay
Habit: Annual
Hardiness: H2 - Tender; cool or frost-free greenhouse
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: seed waiting to be sown or germinating in greenhouse or frame (seed)
Flowering months: June, July
Reason for growing: Medicinal, other use

Additional Notes

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne Cucurbitaceae. Pumpkin. Distribution. North America. Seeds cooked and eaten as a treatment for tapeworms, but now a restricted herbal product, only to be supplied in registered pharmacies or under the supervision of a pharmacist (UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)).

Oakeley, Dr. Henry F. (2013). Wellcome Library notes. Link

Southern America, Southern South America, Argentina Northeast

Southern America, Southern South America, Argentina Northwest

Southern America, Southern South America, Argentina South

Southern America, Southern South America, Uruguay

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