First known image of Cucurbita in Europe, 1503-1508

Annals of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-47

  Paris, Harry S ^a   Daunay, Marie Christine ^b   Pitrat, Michel ^b   Janick, Jules ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Researches Center of Avignon   (France)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bryonia dioica; Crop dispersal; Crop history; Cucumis sativus; Cucurbita pepo; Cucurbitaceae; Lagenaria siceraria; Plant iconography

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; HISTORICAL RECORD; NATIVE SPECIES; TAXONOMY; VINE;

BOTANY; CLASSIFICATION; FRANCE; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; PAINTING; REVIEW; SQUASH;

BOOKS, ILLUSTRATED; BOTANY; CUCURBITA; FRANCE; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; PAINTINGS;

CENTRE [FRANCE]; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; INDRE-ET-LOIRE; ITALY; LAZIO; NORTH AMERICA; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TOURAINE; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO;

EID: 33745698957     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl082     Document Type: Review

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