Cucurbita martinezii

Cucurbita martinezii is a plant species of the genus Cucurbita^[1][2][3] native to Veracruz, Mexico. Locals use halved fruit shells as shot glasses for alcoholic drinks. It has not been domesticated. It is generally found in areas with rivers and forests.^[3][4]

Cucurbita martinezii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Cucurbita
Species:	C. martinezii
Binomial name
Cucurbita martinezii L.H.Bailey
Synonyms[1]
Cucurbita okeechobeensis subsp. martinezii (L.H.Bailey) T.C.Andres & Nabhan ex T.W.Walters & D.S.Decker

Some authorities consider it a subspecies of Cucurbita okeechobeensis.^[5][6]

When the species was formally described by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1943, in Gentes Herbarum, Bailey only had one specimen without flowers or roots to work with.^[2]