Crescentia
Genus of trees
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 10 m (35 ft) tall, and producing large spherical fruits, with a thin, hard shell and soft pulp, up to 25 cm (10 in) in diameter.
01Uses
The hard shell can be used for containers, scoops, cups etc.
02Species
Six species are accepted.
- Crescentia alata Kunth
- Crescentia amazonica Ducke
- Crescentia cujete L.
- Crescentia linearifolia Miers
- Crescentia mirabilis Eckman ex Urb.
- Crescentia portoricensis Britton
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- Crescentia cujete (fruit and foilage).jpg by Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0
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