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Crescentia cujete
Calabash, Tabung Kayu
Origin: South America
| Family |
| Bignoniaceae |
| Genus |
| Crescentia |
| Species |
| cujete |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10b - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 1.7 - above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 35 - 40 |
| Height |
| 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Small tree with a crooked growth form, low and much-branched, able to grow up to able 10 m tall. |
| Landscape |
| Parks and gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| It can tolerate full sun or partial shade in well drained and fertile soil. |
| Shape |
| Open Canopy |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Fissured and grey bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Green oblanceolate leaves, alternate arrangement, measuring about 4 - 26 cm long and 1 - 7.5 cm wide, subsessile. |
| Flower Description |
| Yellow tubular flowers with purple veins, solitary or sometimes paired and about 5 cm long, musty fragrance. |
| Fruit Description |
| a large, green globular berry about 13 - 20 cm long and up to 30 cm wide, attached to the trunk and branches, contains flat seeds which are embedded in the pulp. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Park Rajapruek, Mae Hia, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Tea made from the leaves can be used in the treatment of flu, pneumonia and hypertension. |
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