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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Bignoniaceae (ノウゼンカズラ科) > Crescentia cujete
Crescentia L. (フクベノキ)Fukubenoki (フクベノキ, 瓢ノ木), calabash tree or miracle fruitHyoutannoki (ヒョウタンノキ, 瓢箪ノ木) Life form: evergreen, short to tall tree Distribution: tropical America Habitat: disturbed areas of poor drainage |
Use: utensils such as cups, bowls and basins |
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[1-3] in the glasshouse of Kyoto Botanical Gardens, western Japan, on September 17 2022.