Crescentia cujete L.

Grazed area in foothills in a Very Dry
Tropical Forest Zone, with only a few large
trees remaining. Rainfall 500-1000mm/year,
mainly June to November.
Finca Santa Teresa, approx. 13km SE of
Santa Marta. Alt. approx. 200m.
Coll.: starker White and W.S. Alverson
No. 487, May 8, 1977
487. Crescentia cujete L.
”TOTUMOrr, nCALARAZOrf Bignoniaceae
Leaves spatulate, glabrous, ternate
from knobby stem. Fruits large,
heavy green balls full of many dry
seeds and with a medicinal or dis-
infectant odor when cut.
Colombia
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