Crescentia Cujete

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Crescentia Cujete in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Crescentia Cujete, Linn. Fig. 1106. A handsome tree when growing in the open, with wide-spreading well-foliated branches: Lvs. 4-6 in. long, broadly lanceolate, tapering at the base, dark glossy green : fls. solitary, pendulous; calyx 2-parted; corolla constricted below the middle, and then swollen above, malodorous when decaying; stamens 4, sometimes 5: fr. frequently 18-20 in. through. The growing tree has somewhat the habit of a Burbank plum tree. B.M. 3430. N. Taylor. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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