Crescentia cujete L.

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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Crescentia cujute	Au: L.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Common Name Calabash Tree
Tree with green flowers.
Description
Location/Habitat
Latitude
Uses/Comments
Collector(s)
Collection No
Douds settlement Just south of New Bight. Found growing in a yard, at
the northeastern most part of settlement. Most likely cultivated a long
time ago.
24° 16’ 83” N	Longitude 75°24’63” W
No uses, but this was the only place I saw this tree on the island. The tree
started to flower, but Hurricane Floyd (9-13-99) set the tree back, and
finally I got it in flower.
Laurel R. Richey
99.776 Duplicates 5 Date November 16, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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