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Cucurbita ecuadorensis is a species of squash, discovered in 1965 growing wild in Ecuador. Like most wild gourds and squashes, it is creeping vine and is often found climbing over other vegetation. It has been found only in the western provinces of Guayas and Manabí. There is evidence that it was domesticated in Ecuador around 10,000 years ago, likely for its seeds, but no direct records exist and it is no longer cultivated. It is resistant to many diseases of cultivated Cucurbita species, and has been used to breed resistance to several diseases into common squashes. For example, researchers at Cornell University used Cucurbita ecuadorensis to breed resistance to papaya ringspot virus, watermelon mosaic virus, and powdery mildew, into common Cucurbita maxima cultivars. Cucurbita ecuadoren

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  • Cucurbita ecuadorensis is a species of squash, discovered in 1965 growing wild in Ecuador. Like most wild gourds and squashes, it is creeping vine and is often found climbing over other vegetation. It has been found only in the western provinces of Guayas and Manabí. There is evidence that it was domesticated in Ecuador around 10,000 years ago, likely for its seeds, but no direct records exist and it is no longer cultivated. It is resistant to many diseases of cultivated Cucurbita species, and has been used to breed resistance to several diseases into common squashes. For example, researchers at Cornell University used Cucurbita ecuadorensis to breed resistance to papaya ringspot virus, watermelon mosaic virus, and powdery mildew, into common Cucurbita maxima cultivars. Cucurbita ecuadorensis is listed on the IUCN Red List as vulnerable, and is found protected in the Machalilla National Park. (en)
  • Cucurbita ecuadorensis, la "calabaza ecuatoriana",​ es una especie del género de las Cucurbita anuales: es una planta de guía herbácea, rastrera por raíces adventicias que se originan en los nudos del tallo, y enredadera trepadora por zarcillos, de fruto de cáscara dura, muy lignificada, y de larga vida, sin órganos reservantes en el adulto, con raíz principal no reservante. Esta especie, encontrada en estado silvestre en 1965,​ es endémica de Ecuador y quizás hasta el norte de Perú.​ Hay evidencias de haber sido domesticada hace unos 10 mil años,​ y luego abandonada volviendo a la vida silvestre. Según Andrés y Robinson se categoriza como una semi-domesticada​ que probablemente fue desplazada por el cultivo de C. moschata​, sus frutos inmaduros se consumen localmente como un zapallito,​ y está muy emparentada con Cucurbita maxima, pudiendo hibridar en cierta medida con ella. La especie se ha vuelto importante últimamente debido a sus genes de resistencia,​​ que son traspasados por diferentes métodos de hibridación a las Cucurbita de valor comercial.​ (es)
  • Cucurbita ecuadorensis är en gurkväxtart som beskrevs av och Whitaker. Cucurbita ecuadorensis ingår i släktet pumpor, och familjen gurkväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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  • H.C.Cutler & Whitaker (en)
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  • Cucurbita (en)
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  • Mature fruit and cut showing pulp and seeds. (en)
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  • ecuadorensis (en)
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  • Cucurbita ecuadorensis är en gurkväxtart som beskrevs av och Whitaker. Cucurbita ecuadorensis ingår i släktet pumpor, och familjen gurkväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • Cucurbita ecuadorensis is a species of squash, discovered in 1965 growing wild in Ecuador. Like most wild gourds and squashes, it is creeping vine and is often found climbing over other vegetation. It has been found only in the western provinces of Guayas and Manabí. There is evidence that it was domesticated in Ecuador around 10,000 years ago, likely for its seeds, but no direct records exist and it is no longer cultivated. It is resistant to many diseases of cultivated Cucurbita species, and has been used to breed resistance to several diseases into common squashes. For example, researchers at Cornell University used Cucurbita ecuadorensis to breed resistance to papaya ringspot virus, watermelon mosaic virus, and powdery mildew, into common Cucurbita maxima cultivars. Cucurbita ecuadoren (en)
  • Cucurbita ecuadorensis, la "calabaza ecuatoriana",​ es una especie del género de las Cucurbita anuales: es una planta de guía herbácea, rastrera por raíces adventicias que se originan en los nudos del tallo, y enredadera trepadora por zarcillos, de fruto de cáscara dura, muy lignificada, y de larga vida, sin órganos reservantes en el adulto, con raíz principal no reservante. Esta especie, encontrada en estado silvestre en 1965,​ es endémica de Ecuador y quizás hasta el norte de Perú.​ (es)
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  • Cucurbita ecuadorensis (en)
  • Cucurbita ecuadorensis (sv)
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