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Bignoniaceae

Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae

Subfamily
Tribe Crescentieae

Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae

Subfamily Bignonieae
Tribe Bignonieae

W/C = Wild Collected		 Crescentia cujete L.

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Calabash Tree
  • Family: Bignoniaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: tropical America
  • Habitat:

  • Description: Tree to 40 feet, with spreading branches and broad head; leaves nearly sessile, clustered at nodes, oblanceolate, to 6 inches long; flowers to 2 inches long, corolla yellowish with red or purple veins, lobes lacerate; fruit to 12 inches or more across, smooth, resembling a gourd.

    The fruits are widely used as utensils and are used to make musical instruments - Maracas.

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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200126
  • Source: Lyon Arb
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1992
  • Bench: 1323 - NEO:Amazonia A
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-10-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Bignoniaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Crescentieae
  • SubTribe:
References:

  1. Pollination and the Natural History of the Calabash Tree

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