This is an illustration of a traditional Japanese squash variety, "Utsugi-Akagawa-Amaguri". It has a bright deep orange skin, and the inner flesh is a pale orange color.
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
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Cucurbita maxima
< common name >
Winter Squash, Winter Pumpkin, Buttercup Squash
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Plantae Category
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Cucurbitaceae
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Cucurbita
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Cucurbita maxima
Origin
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[tradition] Kanazawa, Ishikawa (Kaga : South Ishikawa)
