Crescentia cujete L.

 
  • Family : BIGNONIACEAE
    (Bignonia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELI GULMOHUR FAMILY (नीली गुलमोहर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Bignoniaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Crescentia cujete L.
  • Common name : Kalebas, Huingo
  • Vernacular name :
    • Thiruvattakkai (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Grown in Gardens
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : South America
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Crescentia cujete. Downloaded on 15 November 2024.

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