Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Crescentia L.
CALABASH

Classification

LAMIALES
Crescentia

Citation

CRESCENTIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 626. 1753.
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TYPE: Crescentia cujete Linnaeus

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Crescentia cujete CALABASH Not Native

[Family identification key]

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Cuiete Cuiete Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754. TYPE: = Crescentia Linnaeus 1753.
Daubentona Daubentona Buc'hoz, Herb. Color. Amerique t. 157. 1783.
Pteromischus Pteromischus Pichon, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 92: 227. 1946. TYPE: Pteromischus alatus (Kunth) Pichon (Crescentia alata Kunth)