Buttercup squash - Photo by Brookford Farm
Buttercup squash is a type of squash with many different cultivated forms.
Different cultivars of this species have a lot of variety in size, color and shape and are often known with different names, such as Banana squash, Lakota squash and Hubbard squash.
Famous are the giant pumpkins with fruits often over 200 kg and sometimes even weighing more than 400 kg.
Names
Scientific
Cucurbita maxima
English
Arikara squash
Banana squash
Buttercup squash
Candy Roaster
Hubbard squash
Jarrahdale pumpkin
Kabocha
Lakota squash
Pumpkin
Squash
Dutch
Reuzenpompoen
Spanish
Ahuyama
Auyama
Calabaza
Uyama
Zapallo
French
Potiron
German
Riesen-Kürbis
Taxonomy
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
Species
Cucurbita maxima (Buttercup squash)
Basic information and facts
Origin
South America.
Propagation:
Propagated from seeds.
Use:
Used in a similar way as pumpkins. Often roasted or baked, or used in soups.
Crop categories
Fruit vegetables
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Tropical crops
Vegetables