• Scientific Name: Crescentia alata Kunth
• Ref: F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 3:158. 1818 (publ. 1819)
• Synonyms: Crescentia ternata Sessé & Moc.; Crescentia trifolia Blanco; Parmentiera alata (Kunth) Miers; Pteromischus alatus (Kunth) Pichon; Otophora paradoxa Blume
• English Common Name: Mexican calabash, jícaro, morro, morrito, winged calabash
• Chinese Common Name: 十字架树 shízijià∙shù, 叉叶木 chāyè∙mù
• Japanese Common Name: フクベノキ [瓢の木] fukubenoki
• Family: Bignoniaceae
• Genus: Crescentia
• Distribution: native to S. Mexico and C. America
• Photo: 06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden, Guangdong
• Note: share the Japanese common name with Crescentia cujete

It is a small tree growing to 8 m tall. It has hard, cannonball-like fruit 7–10 cm diameter, that are difficult to break into. (wikipedia)

06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden