| Cucurbita pepo var styriaca 'Styrian oil pumpkin' | |
|---|---|
 Field with Styrian oil pumpkin | |
| Genus | Cucurbita |
| Species | Cucurbita pepo |
| Cultivar | Styrian oil |
The Styrian oil pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca), also known as the Styrian pumpkin, is a variety of the common pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo pepo) which is cultivated to produce pumpkin seed oil.
The young fruits are dark green, turning yellow-orange upon ripening. They have a mutation resulting in the loss of the lignified seed shell. Approximately 2.5 kg of seed, the equivalent or 30–40 pumpkins, produce 1 liter of pumpkin seed oil. On average, a ripe oil pumpkin weighs between 8 and 10 kilograms.[1]
- ^ Fruhwirth, Gilbert O.; Hermetter, Albin (November 2007). "Seeds and oil of the Styrian oil pumpkin: Components and biological activities". European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 109 (11): 1128–1140. doi:10.1002/ejlt.200700105. ISSN 1438-7697.