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Crescentia cujete Linnaeus. Common name: Calabash-tree. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Tropical hammocks. Distribution: S. FL (probably native in Key West); West Indies; Mexico, Central America, South America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Bah, Fl6, K3, K4, WH3, WI

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