The PEDIGREE of
Genus Cucurbita (Squashes & Pumpkins)

     (Squashes were domesticated by NEOLITHIC America)

 "Child(ren)":       Pumpkin   ;   cushaw   ;   fingerleaf gourd   ;   figleaf gourd   ;   buffalo gourd   ;   butternut squash   ;   acorn squash (incl. zucchini etc.)   ;   coyote melon   ;   calavacilla   ;   etc.
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/-- Clade of Stomatophytes and Hornworts   +====> [ 65]
/-- Interkingdom Polysporangiophytes
/-- Infrakingdom of Tracheophytes (Vascular Plants)
/-- Subphylum Euphyllophytina (Ferns & Seed Plants)
/-- Superdivision of Spermatophytes (Seed Plants)
/-- Division of Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
/-- Subdivision of Mesangiospermae
/   / OR: prob. not Class Magnoliopsida   +====> [ 72]
/-- Cohort of Eudicots
/-- Infracohort Pentapetalae
/-- Subclass Rosidae
/-- Superorder Fabidae
/-- Order Cucurbitales
/-- Family Cucurbitaceae (Gourds)
/-- Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
/-- Tribe Cucurbiteae
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- Genus Cucurbita (Squashes & Pumpkins)
 

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