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C. maxima is a native of temperate South America – Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay. Cucurbita maxima is the only species which originated in South America.

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Cucurbita maxima. In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1764-0_40

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