葫芦树 Crescentia cujete

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  • Scientific Name: Crescentia cujete L.
  • Ref: Sp. Pl. 2: 626. 1753
  • Synonyms: Crescentia acuminata Kunth; C. angustifolia Willd. ex Seem.; C. arborea Raf.; C. cujete var. puberula Bureau & K.Schum.; C. cuneifolia Gardner; C. fasciculata Miers; C. latifolia Raf.; C. plectantha Miers; C. pumila Raf.; C. spathulata Miers
  • English Common Name: calabash tree
  • Chinese Common Name: 葫芦树 炮弹果 炮弹树 瓠瓜木
  • Japanese Common Name: フクベノキ [瓢の木] fukubenoki
  • Family: Bignoniaceae
  • Genus: Crescentia
  • Distribution: native to tropic America, cultivated in Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan
  • Photo: 06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden, Guangdong

06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden

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