Mazhar Botanic Garden

Parmentiera aculeata (Kunth) Seem

Candle tree Cucumber tree Cow Okra

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000479
English name: Candle tree, Cucumber tree, Cow Okra
Arabic name: شجرة الشمع
Native: Mexico to Honduras
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Common

Evergreen tree to 10 m tall leaves compound 3 leaflets flowers trumpet-shaped, greenish with brownish-purple lines in throat fruit yellowish-green, cucumber-like 11-17 cm long, 3 cm wide

Ornamental plant. Shade tree All parts of the plant are used medicinally - the roots, branches, leaves, bark, flowers and fruits. Edible fruits.

Parmentiera edulis DC , Crescentia edulis Sesse & Moc

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: All year round
Zone: 10a
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Neutral

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