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Crescentia alata
Tecomate; Jicaro; Morrito; morro

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DERIVATION
Crescentia - Named for Pietro Crescenzi (latinized to Petrus de Crescentiis), 14th century Italian author of Opus Ruralium Commodorum, a book on agricultural science
alata - wing-like (fruits), winged (stems with protruding ridges which are wider than thick)
FAMILY Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-Creeper Family)  Other Plants in the Trumpet-Creeper Family
HABIT Tree
RANGE Mexico to Costa Rica
COMMON NAME(S) Tecomate | Jicaro | Morrito | Morro

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  FRUITING:
When Crescentia alata has been observed fruiting
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  Fruiting by Week 1 to 52
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