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    Pumpkin

    May 08, 2019 4 minutes
    Words / Terry Robson

    Pumpkins belong to the Cucurbitaceae family and there are many varieties, including Cucurbita pepo, C. moschata or C. maxima. Butternut and Jap (both C. moschata) are the two species most commonly consumed in Australia.

    The word pumpkin is attributed to American settlers who got the word from the English term of the time for the vegetable, “pompion”.

    Pumpkins grow as a rambling vine over a large area. These plants were domesticated in Central America as far back as 10,000 years ago and they were taken by Portuguese and Spanish explorers to many parts of

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