Plataforma de nombres comunes de las Plantas de Bogotá

Crescentia cujete
Bignoniaceae

Common Names in the Capital District:
Totumo

Origin

Native

Uses

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Habitat

No habitats have been reported for this species yet

More information

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REFERENCES (click to expand)

Origin:

Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Height:

Gentry, A. (2009). Bignoniaceae. (E. Forero, J. Betancur, G. Galeano, & J. Aguirre, Eds.) (Vol. 25). Bogotá, Colombia: Instituto de Ciencias Naturales-Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Uses:

Torres, L. (2015). Entrevista a Liborio Torres, vereda Las Auras, Sumapaz - Salida Etnobotánica Bogotá-Región.

Suggested citation

Plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá. Crescentia cujete, http://nombrescomunes.jbb.gov.co/ (Consulted in 2024-11-24).

Growth form and scale

Tree, height 10.00 m

Woody plant reaching at least 5 m height and branching away from the base.

Shrub, height 10.00 m

Woody plant less than 5 m high, branching from the base.

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