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Crescentia

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Crescentia

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Also known as kalebas, calabash tree, krabasi, huingo

Crescentia (calabash tree, huingo, krabasi, or kalebas) is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. The species are moderate-size trees growing to tall, and producing large spherical fruits, with a thin, hard shell and soft pulp, up to in diameter.

Species

Genus

  1. PhylumTracheophyta
  2. ClassMagnoliopsida
  3. OrderLamiales
  4. FamilyBignoniaceae
Native toAruba, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil North, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti

Common Name: gourd

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
83
With media
45
Family
Bignoniaceae
Collections
ECOSUR, INECOL, CAS, MICH, IBUNAM, YPM
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Trinidad And Tobago, Brasil, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Bignoniaceae
Image
Crescentia cujete 3.jpg
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GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3069
Commons category
Crescentia
taxon name
Crescentia
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Crescentia
taxon common name
葫芦树属
taxonomic type
Crescentia cujete
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Uses
  • Species
  • References
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Crescentia (calabash tree, huingo, krabasi, or kalebas) is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. The species are moderate-size trees growing to tall, and producing large spherical fruits, with a thin, hard shell and soft pulp, up to in diameter.

==Uses== The hard shell can be used for containers, scoops, cups etc.

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