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Nomenclature
It is not easy to tell if it is the ‘Apple of Coloquintada’ or the ‘Pompions’ of Johnson, but as many of
these were cultivated plants, they may all be varieties of Cucurbita. The woodcuts are helpful and suggest that Johnson (in Gerard's Herbal, 1633) knew it as Pepo major sylvestris – the great wild pompion.
Gerard, J. (1975). The Herbal or General History of Plants. New York: Fascimile Dover Publications Inc .
Other use
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne Cucurbitaceae. Pumpkin. 'Golden Hubbard' 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.
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Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 'Atlantic Giant'
Family: CUCURBITACEAEGenus: Cucurbita
Species: maxima Duchesne
Cultivar: 'Atlantic Giant'
Distribution summary: Argentina, Uruguay
Habit: Annual
Garden status: Not currently grown
Reason for growing: Medicinal