Mazhar Botanic Garden

Crescentia alata Kunth

Winged Calabash

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000885
Common name: Winged Calabash
English name: Mexican Calabash
Arabic name: Jicaro
Native: Mexico, Central America
Country: Central america Mexico

Deciduous small tree, trunk fissured and grey  grow up to able 10 m tall leave oblanceolate, alternate, 4-26 cm long and 1-75 cm wide flowers green-yellow, tubular with purple veins, solitary, fragrance fruit large globular berry 13-20 cm long, 30 cm wide, attached to the trunk and branches, contains flat seeds embedded in pulp

Ornamental plant. Ornamental fruits. Landscape. Shade tree. Erosion control. Edible fruit. Medicinal.

Parmentiera alata (Kunth) Miers

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Texture: Clay Heavy clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.6-8.5

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