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Crescentia cujete L.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Crescentia L. (フクベノキ)
Fukubenoki (フクベノキ, 瓢ノ木), calabash tree or miracle fruit
Hyoutannoki (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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Crescentia cujete in Western Australia


ST1 ST2 ST3
[1-3] in the glasshouse of Kyoto Botanical Gardens, western Japan, on September 17 2022.

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