Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cucurbita moschata
zapallo, calabaza, calabacín, pumpkin, winter squash, canadian pumpkin
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Violales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
Species
moschata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cucurbita maxima
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1835
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Flores, E. (1985) Censo de Plantas Introducidas desde el Canal de Itabaca hasta Puerto Ayora. Tesis de Ingeniero Forestal, Univ. Técnica Luis Vargas Torres, Esmeraldas: 1-132.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Reck, G. (1986) Personal notes from Bellavista agricultural fair, Feb 1986.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cucurbita moschata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=410. Accessed 2 May 2026.