Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America

Gourd - Sechium, Lists 1-26 Combined

Edited by Deena Decker-Walters

Broad Green - Characteristics: large blocky fruit distinctively thickened around the middle, rind green, usually with distinct spines; from Puerto Rico. USDA Bulletin, 1901.

Long White - Characteristics: generally large, oblong pyriform shaped fruit with numerous prominent ridges, rind white and wrinkled, usually with spines; from Puerto Rico. USDA Bulletin, 1901.

Oval Green - Characteristics: large oval shaped fruit, narrower than Broad Green, with pronounced grooves and ridges, rind green and smooth, without spines; from Puerto Rico. USDA Bulletin, 1901.

Pointed Green - Characteristics: small elongated conical shaped fruit, grooves relatively shallow, rind deep green with a granular surface, smooth or with a few small spines; from Puerto Rico. USDA Bulletin, 1901.

Round White - Characteristics: small subspherical fruit, rind white and smooth, usually without spines; from Puerto Rico. USDA Bulletin, 1901.