Crescentia Explained

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.[2] The species are moderate-size trees growing to 10round=5NaNround=5 tall, and producing large spherical fruits, with a thin, hard shell and soft pulp,[3] up to 250NaN0 in diameter.[4]

Uses

The fruit pulp is used traditionally for respiratory problems.[5] The hard shell can be used for containers, scoops, cups etc.

Selected species

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crescentia . Germplasm Resources Information Network . 2011-09-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130327221125/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?3069 . 2013-03-27.
  2. Web site: Crescentia — The Plant List. 2021-03-26. www.theplantlist.org.
  3. Web site: Crescentia cujete (Huingo) . Rainforest Conservation Fund . 2011-09-24.
  4. Web site: Calabash Tree Fruit . Mission to Belize . 2011-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110829185716/http://www.missiontobelize.org/node/192 . 2011-08-29 . dead .
  5. Web site: Calabash tree . Tropilab . 2011-09-24.

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