Cucurbita ovifera Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 639; Mantissa Plantarum: 126. 1767.

"Habitat ad Astrachan. DD. Lerche." RCN: 7323.

Lectotype (Bailey in Gentes Herb. 2: 88, f. 41. 1929): Herb. Linn. No. 1151.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera (L.) Alef. ( Cucurbitaceae).

Note: Bailey’s illustration of the type sheet (f. 41) confirms that it is sheet no. 1151.2 (LINN) rather than 1151.3.