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Crescentia cujete

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Identification
Crescentia cujete L. [family BIGNONIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Crescentia cujete
Common name
  • calebassier., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • leŋge-wuri (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • n-gulu-kokui (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tatogo (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, LIMBA (Tonko)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dwera aba (FRI) (GHANA, FANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ngulu-gbula, ngulu gbulσ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nsã-kora-dua, nsã: palm wine: kora: calabash; dua: tree (Enti) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • g-bas (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Kim)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kalbas-tik = calabash tree (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KRIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • koŋgo-kч̃s (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, VAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • thσk-i-pεpε-lε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Sherbro)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kσm-bara (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • k-pombi a calabash cut across the stem end to make a bowl (FCD) n-guru-g-bulσ (FCD) tala a calabash split lengthwise (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tree calabash., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for CRESCENTIA cujete L. [family BIGNONIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Tardelli & L. Settesoldi (Jacaranda, Kigelia, Markhamia, Rhigozum, Tecoma) and M. Thulin (Crescentia, Spathodea, Tabebuia) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
CRESCENTIA cujete L. [family BIGNONIACEAE], (1753).
Information
Small tree with flowers on the trunk or larger branches. Leaves simple, clustered at ends of branches, sessile; blades obovate to oblanceolate, 3–26 x 1–7 cm, attenuate at the base, acute to obtuse at the apex, with scales on midrib. Calyx c. 2 cm long, glandular, with 2-fid tip. Corolla 3–4.5 cm in diam., dirty white with purplish venation. Fruits to 30 cm long and 13–20 cm in diam., green. Seeds 7–8 mm long.
Range
Cultivated at least in S2. Native of Mexico and central America, sometimes grown as a curiosity in tropical and subtropical regions. Anonymous s.n. (FT).
Notes
Calabash tree (Eng.). First record for Somalia.

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