Cucurbita martinezii is a plant species of the genus Cucurbita[1][2][3] native to
Veracruz, Mexico. Locals use halved fruit shells as shot glasses for alcoholic drinks. It has not been
domesticated. It is generally found in areas with rivers and forests.[3][4]
When the species was
formally described by
Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1943, in Gentes Herbarum, Bailey only had one specimen without flowers or roots to work with.[2]
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abBailey, Liberty Hyde (1943). "Species of Cucurbita". Gentes Herbarum. 6. Ithaca, NY: 267–322.
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abNee, Michael (1990). "The Domestication of Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae)". Economic Botany. 44 (3, Supplement: New Perspectives on the Origin and Evolution of New World Domesticated Plants). New York: New York Botanical Gardens Press: 56–68.
doi:
10.1007/BF02860475.
JSTOR4255271.
S2CID40493539.