Characteristics
Dicots
Crescentia cujete L.
CALABASH
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Not Native
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Classification
Citation
CRESCENTIA CUJETE Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 626. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: Plukenet, Phytographia t 1172(2). 1692). Lectotypified by Wijnands, Bot. Commelins 50. 1983.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Synonyms
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Type
Crescentia acuminata
Crescentia acuminata Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 157. 1819.
TYPE: CUBA: Havana, s.d., Humboldt & Bonpland 1300 (holotype: P).
Crescentia arborea
Crescentia arborea Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 81. 1838.
Crescentia cujete var. puberula
Crescentia cujete Linnaeus, var. puberula Bureau & K. Schumann, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 8(2): 403. 1897.
TYPE: PERU: Lima: Lima, s.d., Dombey s.n. (lectotype: P). Lectotypified by A. H. Gentry, Fl. Neotrop. 25: 90. 1980.
Crescentia cuneifolia
Crescentia cuneifolia Gardner, J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 422. 1840.
TYPE: BRAZIL: Goias: Without data, Gardner 3342 (holotype: K).
Crescentia fasciculata
Crescentia fasciculata Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 171. 1868.
TYPE: VIRGIN ISLANDS: St. Thomas, s.d., Oersted s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: BM(fragm)).
Crescentia latifolia
Crescentia latifolia Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 81. 1838, non Miller 1768.
Crescentia plectantha
Crescentia plectantha Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 170. 1868.
TYPE: BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, s.d., Fry s.n. (holotype: P).
Crescentia spathulata
Crescentia spathulata Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 173. 1868
TYPE: ECUADOR: Without data, Sinclair s.n. (holotype: K).
Specimens and Distribution
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