Crescentia alata Kunth GRIN-Global

Taxon: Crescentia alata Kunth

Summary

Genus:

Crescentia

Family:

Bignoniaceae

Tribe:

Crescentieae

Nomen number:

12207

Place of publication:

F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 3:123[folio]; 3:158[quarto]. 1819

Verified:

04/08/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Parmentiera alata (Kunth) Miers

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Reference(s)

Arenas, F. S. 2004. Etnobotánica y usos potenciales del Cirián (Crescentia alata) en el estado de Morelos, México. Polibotanica 18:13-31.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. Flora de Veracruz. 1978-
Gentry, A. H. 1980. Bignoniaceae - Part I (Crescentieae and Tourrettieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(1):83.
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Kunkel, G. Plants for human consumption. 1984
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. 1982
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
St. John, H. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands. 1973
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. Flora malesiana. 1948-
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980

Common names

Spanish
jícaro –
morrito –
tecomate –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Northern America		Mexico
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Belize
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Nicaragua
2	Cultivated

Native
Northern America

REGION: Mexico

Southern America

MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12207. Accessed 19 December 2025.