Crescentia (calabash tree, huingo, krabasi, or kalebas) is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. The species are moderate-size trees growing to tall, and producing large spherical fruits, with a thin, hard shell and soft pulp, up to in diameter.
Uses The hard shell can be used for containers, scoops, cups etc.
Species Six species are accepted. Crescentia alata Crescentia amazonica Crescentia cujete Crescentia linearifolia Crescentia mirabilis Crescentia portoricensis
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