Crescentia alata, variously called Mexican calabash, jícaro, morro, morrito, or winged calabash, [1] is a plant species in the family Bignoniaceae and in the genus Crescentia, native to southern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica. It is a small tree growing to 8 m tall.

Dec 13, 2021 · Crescentia alata, Coatecomate, Jicaro, or Mexican Calabash Tree. How to identify it, its status, distribution and current & traditional uses.

Crescentia alata is native to the tropics of Central America from Costa Rica and north into Mexico, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,200 m (4000 feet) (3, 5). It commonly inhabits dry or seasonally wet wet plains and hillsides (3).

Oct 13, 2024 · Crescentia alata is native to the tropics of Central America, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,200 metres. It is said to grow best in areas where the mean daily temperature can range between 18 - 29°c, and the mean annual rainfall between 400 - 900mm

Crescentia alata (variously called Mexican calabash, jícaro, morro, morrito, winged calabash) is a species in the trumpet-flower family Bignoniaceae and in the calabash trees genus Crescentia, native to southern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica.

Crescentia belongs to the Bignoniaceae family and is indigenous to tropical America, Asia and Malaysia. The Crescentia genus comprises 7 species such as Crescentia cujete, Crescentia amazonica, Crescentia plectantha, Crescentia alata, Crescentia linearifolia, Crescentia

Jun 1, 2023 · C. alata: Medium-sized tree (4–12 m high) with gray bark, with long and spread branches that form an open crown, due to the absence of branchlets. Glabrous leaves arranged in alternate fascicles, each fascicle formed by trifoliolate leaves and much smaller simple leaves.

Crescentia alata, commonly known as the Mexican calabash or jícara, is a tree native to Central America and Mexico. It belongs to the Bignoniaceae family and is known for its distinctive gourd-like fruits. The tree thrives in wet tropical climates and can grow up to 10 meters tall.

Smaller fruit than Crescentia cujete (calabash) with slender limbs and a more erect habit. Crescentia alata is a deciduous Tree growing to 8 m (26ft) by 8 m (26ft) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. The flowers are pollinated by Bats.

Crescentia alata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online.