Calabash Tree
Crescentia cujete
English Common Name: Calabash Tree
Chinese Name / 植物中文名: 葫芦树 (Húlu shù)
Other Local Name: Pokok Majapahit (Malaysia), Pohon Berenuk (Indonesia), Totumo (Certain countries in South America), Miracle Fruit (Philippines)
Family Name: Bignoniaceae (Bignonia Family)
Scientific Name: Crescentia cujete
Synonym: Crescentia acuminata, Crescentia angustifolia
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Lamiales > Bignoniaceae (Bignonia Family) > Crescentia
Origin: Central and South America
Growth Habit: Tree
Characteristic: A medium-size dicotyledonous tree with simple leaves (three in a cluster) on short shoots. The plant grows to about 10 meters in height.
Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering.
Other Information: Saint Lucia's National Tree.
Images Location: Penang, Malaysia
Chinese Name / 植物中文名: 葫芦树 (Húlu shù)
Other Local Name: Pokok Majapahit (Malaysia), Pohon Berenuk (Indonesia), Totumo (Certain countries in South America), Miracle Fruit (Philippines)
Family Name: Bignoniaceae (Bignonia Family)
Scientific Name: Crescentia cujete
Synonym: Crescentia acuminata, Crescentia angustifolia
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Lamiales > Bignoniaceae (Bignonia Family) > Crescentia
Origin: Central and South America
Growth Habit: Tree
Characteristic: A medium-size dicotyledonous tree with simple leaves (three in a cluster) on short shoots. The plant grows to about 10 meters in height.
Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering.
Other Information: Saint Lucia's National Tree.
Images Location: Penang, Malaysia