Crescentia cujete L.

FLORA OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Crescentia cujete L	US, PAP, P. BISH, NY
BIGNONIACEAE
FRENCH POLYNESIA: Marquesas Archipelago
UA HUKA: Vaipae'e: cultivated in a vacant lot across the street from Pension
Chez Alexis Scallamera.
tree 6m tall with spatulate leaves, dark green above, light green below,
rough• fruits gourd-shaped, light green in color; flesh inside a grey-white,
immature seeds white and mature seeds black, numerous.
Lat/U>ng: 8° 55' 49" S 139° 34 34 W
Elev.* 33_ 66 ft — 10-20 m
Liloa Dunn 351	08 DEC 2Q03
K,R. Wood
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
joint expedition sponsored by NTBG and the Delegation a la Recherche
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