About Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo is a cultivated plant of the genus Cucurbita. It yields varieties of winter squash and pumpkin, but the most widespread varieties belong to the subspecies Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo, called summer squash. It has been domesticated in the Americas for thousands of years, from where it was spread by early colonisers to Europe and later across the rest of the Old World in the context of the Columbian Exchange. Some authors maintain that C. pepo is derived from C. texana, while others suggest that C. texana is merely feral C. pepo. They have a wide variety of uses, especially as a food source. C. pepo seems more closely related to C. fraterna, though disagreements exist about the exact nature of that connection, too.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cucurbita pepo
- Genus
- Cucurbita
- Family
- CUCURBITACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Pumpkin belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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