Crescentia alata
Mexican Calabash
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Mexican Calabash | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Nicaragua; Java [I]; Honduras; Thailand [I]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [I]; India [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Mauritius [I]; Vietnam [I]; La Réunion [I]; Costa Rica; Northern Marianas [I] (Saipan [I]); Chad [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; 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); El Salvador; Panama; Benin [I]; trop. Africa [I]; Philippines [I]; Guatemala; Guam [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