Crescentia, not coll.--Nicaragua. Matagalpa. N shore Laguna Tecomapa. 15 Jun 08. 089.jpg
Native to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua; introduced into Chad, Leeward Is., Marianas, Panamá, Puerto Rico (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Nicaragua, Matagalpa
12.996944, -85.908889
Location Remarks
Hotel Selva Negra; artificial pond near gate, below restaurant. 1250 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (Karimjee Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Samora Machel Ave., Dar es Salaam.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Bignoniaceae
Genus
Crescentia
Specific Epithet
alata
Authorship
Kunth
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#205,641 of 335,497
Top 62%
Extinction probability
6%
