[Chilacayote (Mexico); Ugboguru, Ugbogiri, Anyu (Igbo, Nigeria);
Fluted Pumpkin (Nigeria only); Cucurbita ficifolia (sometimes
called C. pepo)]
This squash originated either in Mexico or Peru, but is now also grown in Southern California, Southeast Asia and all through the warmer parts of Central and South America, as well as West Africa. It is popular in Mexico, particularly Oxaca, where it is eaten as a squash when immature, and used to make squash beverages (sometimes alcoholic) when mature. It has also been found to have medicinal uses, particularly in treating diabetes.
The photo specimen was 11 inches long, 8 inches in diameter and weighed 16 pounds. Note that color pattern can vary. This is a very durable squash - the photo specimen sat on my kitchen floor for about 6 months and still looked fine, though it lost some weight. Then it fairly quickly lost its bright color and dried out to a thin shell. I deliberately let it dry out so I could get mature seeds, which look like black pumpkin seeds.
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