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Scientific Name : Crescentia cujete
Family : Bignoniaceae
Common Name : Beggar's bowl
 
The hard-shelled fruit cut in to half looks like a bowl; hence the common name. It is a small tree. Peculiar shaped flowers have brown stripes and grow on the main trunk & mature branches. Fruits are large but not edible.
 
Propagation : Seeds
Longevity : Perennial

 

 
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