Crescentia cujete L.

  • Filed As

    Bignoniaceae
    Crescentia cujete L.

  • Collector(s)

    H. T. Beck 1753 with Alonso Ortiz, Hipolito Cantincuz & Alfonso Cantincuz, 17 Jan 1993

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated at edge of community clearing. Primary rain forest.

  • Description

    Tree to 5m; limbs spreading horizontally.

  • Specimen Notes

    preserved in alcohol before drying

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 202241

    Occurrence ID: bce60a35-da41-4bd2-a499-3685779ed16f

  • Local Name

    calabazo, kalpu

  • Language
    Spanish, Awa-Cuaiquer
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Bignoniaceae

  • All Determinations

    Crescentia cujete L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Utensils

  • Use Notes

    for serving utensil/bowl

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Crescenti a cujete L.
BIGNONIACEAE
ECUADOR, Esmeraldas Province. Aw£i Reserve. Community of
Mataje. 01°15‘N. 78°40'W. 200m. Primary rain forest.
Cultivated at edge of community clearing.
Tree to 5m; limbs spreading horizontally.
n.v.: Calabazo [Spanish] (informant Alfonzo Canticuz).
Kalpu (Awépit) (informant Hipolito Canticuz).
USE: Element for serving utensil/bowl {fruit}.
Hans T. Beck 1753
with Alonso Ortiz,
Canti ncuz
January 17, 1993
Hipolito Cantincuz, Alfonso
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute, in collaboration with
the Federación Centros Awá and Unidad Técnica Ecuatoriana para el Plan Awá
00202241