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| name = ''Cucurbita ficifolia''
 
| name = ''Cucurbita ficifolia''
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| genus = ''[[Cucurbita]]''
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| species = '''''C. ficifolia'''''
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| binomial = ''Cucurbita ficifolia''
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| binomial_authority = Bouché
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Cucurbitales
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| familia = Cucurbitaceae
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| genus = Cucurbita
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| species = ficifolia
 
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Cucurbita ficifolia, Bouch6 (C. melanosperma, A. Br.). St. very long, stout, becoming somewhat woody: Lvs. pale green, often marbled, m outline ovate or suborbicular, cordate at base, roundly 5-lobed and the sinus rounded: calyx-tube short and campanulate: fr. large (often 1 ft. long), fleshy, round-ovoid, white-striped, the flesh white; seeds ovate, black. E. Asia, but widely cult, in warm countries for its ornamental watermelon-like frs. A var. mexicana, Hort. (C. mexicana, Spreng.), is mentioned, with seeds twice the size of those of the type, and said to grow wild in the neighborhood of Mazatlan, Mex.
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==Cultivation==
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'''''Cucurbita ficifolia''''' is an [[annual plant|annual]] [[vine]] or trailing plant grown at high altitudes for its edible [[seed]]s, [[fruit]], and [[greens (vegetable)|greens]].
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===Pests and diseases===
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English names for the plant include '''chilacayote''', '''fig-leaved gourd''', '''malabar gourd''', '''Thai marrow''', '''shark fin melon''' and '''pie melon'''.
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It shows considerable biochemical difference from the other members of its genus, and does not hybridize readily with them.
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== Origin and distribution ==
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==Species==
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It is native to the [[Americas]], although the exact center of [[domestication]] is unclear.
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Linguistic evidence suggests [[Mexico]], because of the wide use of [[Nahuatl]]-derived names as far south as [[Argentina]], while archaeological evidence suggests [[Peru]], because the earliest remains have been found there.  Biosystematics have been unable to confirm either hypothesis.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}  It is called ''zambo'' in [[Ecuador]].
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It is now grown in many parts of [[Eurasia]], from [[France]] to [[India]] to [[Japan]].
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==Gallery==
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== Uses ==
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The most important use of ''Cucurbita ficifolia'' is for its [[fat]]- and [[protein]]-rich [[seed]]s.
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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They are used along with [[honey]] to make [[palenqueta]]s, a [[dessert]].
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The second most important use is for its [[fruit]].  The immature fruit is cooked as a [[vegetable]], while the mature fruit is sweet, and used to make [[confectionery]] and [[beverage]]s, sometimes [[alcoholic beverage|alcoholic]].
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==References==
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The fruit has a low [[beta-carotene]] content, as can be seen from its white flesh.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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It has a moderate content of [[carbohydrate]]s, and a relatively low content of [[vitamin]]s and [[dietary mineral|mineral]]s.
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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The [[flower]]s, [[leaf|leaves]] and young [[shoot]]s are used as [[greens (vegetable)|greens]].
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==External links==
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The vine and fruit are used for [[fodder]].
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/t0646e/T0646E0a.htm Neglected crops: 1492 from a different perspective (ch 10)]
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[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]
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