Trumpet-flower family
Description
A family of mainly woody climbers most occurring in tropical America (Bignoniaceae 1).
The leaves are pinnate and opposite. The flowers are showy (Bignoniaceae 2), borne in cymose clusters, zygomorphic, with 5 fused sepals and petals, 2-4 stamens and a superior ovary. The fruit is usually a capsule.
There are over 100 genera.
Use
The Genus Crescentia provides the calabash, not to be confused with the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) which belongs to the Cucumber family.
Described species
Crescentia cujete, calabash