Crescentia cujete L.

5EE FRUIT COLLECTION
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Bignoniaceae
Crescentia cujete L.
det. M. Nee, 1996
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Warnes, 10 km. WSW of
Colonia Okinawa No. 1, and 1.5 km. ENE of El Tajibo
along hwy. from Montero to Colonia Okinawa No. 1,
grazed and disturbed semi-deciduous forest remnant
at bridge construction site.
17° 14’S, 62°59’W. alt. 250 m.
Small tree 4.5 m. tall, 15 cm. in diameter. Some
globose light green fruits to 18 cm. in diameter, with
lighter green spots. Pulp white, with unpleasant
odor, the fruit turning black as it dries.
Coll.: M. Nee 46766
7 Jan. 1996
03785090