Crescentia
| Crescentia | |
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| Crescentia cujete | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Tribe: | Crescentieae |
| Genus: | Crescentia |
| Species | |
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Crescentia (calabash tree, huingo, krabasi, or kalebas) is a genus of six species[1] of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southern North America, the Caribbean, Central America northern South America, West Africa and South Africa. 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,[2] up to 25 cm (10 in) in diameter.[3]
Uses
The fruit pulp is used traditionally for respiratory problems.[4] The hard shell can be used for containers, scoops, cups etc.[2]
Selected species
References
- ↑ "Crescentia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Archived from the original on 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- 1 2 "Crescentia cujete (Huingo)". Rainforest Conservation Fund. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ↑ "Calabash Tree Fruit". Mission to Belize. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ↑ "Calabash tree". Tropilab. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
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