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Crescentia alata

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Crescentia alata, variously called Mexican calabash, jícaro, morro, morrito, or winged calabash, is a plant species in the family Bignoniaceae and in the genus Crescentia, native to Mexico, Central America south to Costa Rica.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Crescentia alata
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Crescentia
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Lamiales
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Habit: tree

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Co-Mentioned Species

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