Crescentia
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This article is about the tree. For other uses of Crescentia, see Crescentia (disambiguation). For the vine and its fruit, see calabash. For other uses of calabash, see Calabash (disambiguation).
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Tribe: | Crescentieae |
| Genus: | Crescentia L. |
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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 and northern South America. The species are small 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]
[edit] Uses
The fruit pulp is used medicinally for respiratory problems.[4] The hard shell can be used for containers, scoops, cups etc.[2]
[edit] Selected species
[edit] References
- ^ "Crescentia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?3069. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ a b "Crescentia cujete (Huingo)". Rainforest Conservation Fund. http://www.rainforestconservation.org/?s=calabash. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ "Calabash Tree Fruit". Mission to Belize. http://www.missiontobelize.org/node/192. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ "Calabash tree". Tropilab. http://www.tropilab.com/calabashtree.html. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
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