Crescentia cujete L.

  • Filed As

    Bignoniaceae
    Crescentia cf. cujete L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 376 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shropshire, 28 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Belize. Belize. Maskall Road, mile marker 15.

  • Habitat

    Growing in a savannah.

  • Description

    Tree to 5m with dbh 15cm; bark rough, grey; leaves on branches; flowers green, fruits globular, green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87715

    Occurrence ID: 589a5902-3d34-451d-90f7-57f58ff6ba9e

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 155, 225
    LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014020343

  • Local Name

    savannah calabash

  • Language
    English
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Bignoniaceae

  • All Determinations

    Crescentia cujete L., cf., det A. H. Gentry, 1991
    Note: (but lvs tiny)

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Belize

  • Locality

    Maskall Road, mile marker 15

  • Coordinates

    17.9, -88.3

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  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Pregnancy/Birth/Puerperium Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Labor

  • Use Notes

    Expellant for retained placenta

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Respiratory System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Antitussive

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Respiratory System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Antasthmatic

  • Use Notes

    Medicament for asthma

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Inflammation

  • Level 3 Use

    Bronchitis

  • Use Notes

    Medicament for bronchitis

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