Crescentia alata
Mexican Calabash
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Mexican Calabash | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Honduras; El Salvador; Costa Rica; Panama; Nicaragua; Puerto Rico [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; New Caledonia [I]; trop. Africa [I]; Chad [I]; Benin [I]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [I]; Northern Marianas [I] (Saipan [I]); Guam [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Java [I]; Thailand [I]; India [I]; Philippines [I]; Vietnam [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Lamiales | |||
| Family | Bignoniaceae | |||
| Genus | Crescentia | |||
| Species | alata | |||
| Author citation | Kunth | |||
| Scientific name | Crescentia alata Kunth | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fruit
, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson