Cucurbita ecuadorensis is a species of squash, described in 1965 as growing wild in Ecuador.

[3] Like most wild gourds and squashes, it is a creeping vine and is often found climbing over other vegetation.

[1] It has been found only in the western provinces of Guayas and Manabí.

[4] There is evidence that it was domesticated in Ecuador around 10,000 years ago, likely for its seeds, but no direct records exist and it is no longer cultivated.

[7] For example, researchers at Cornell University used Cucurbita ecuadorensis to breed resistance to papaya ringspot virus, watermelon mosaic virus, and powdery mildew, into common Cucurbita maxima cultivars.