Calabash tree facts for kids
This page 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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| Crescentia cujete | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Clade: | Crescentiina |
| Clade: | Tabebuia alliance |
| Tribe: | Crescentieae |
| Genus: | Crescentia L. |
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Crescentia (calabash tree, huingo, krabasi, or kalebas) is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southern North America, the Caribbean, Central America northern South America. The species are moderate-size trees growing to 10 m (35 ft) tall, and producing large spherical fruits, with a thin, hard shell and soft pulp, up to 25 cm (10 in) in diameter.
Uses
The fruit pulp is used traditionally for respiratory problems. The hard shell can be used for containers, scoops, cups etc.
Selected species
- Crescentia alata
- Crescentia cujete
- Crescentia portoricensis
See also
In Spanish: Crescentia para niños
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