Crescentia alata, Parmentiera alata

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It is a small tree growing to 8 m tall. It has hard, cannonball-like fruit 7-10 cm diameter, that are difficult to break into. The seeds are edible and high in protein with a licorice-like sweet taste. Flowering is nocturnal and occurs on the branches and trunk throughout most of the year.

Crescentia alata is similar to Crescentia cujete

except that both fruits and flowers are smaller.

See our video about Candle Tree.

Similar plants:

• Amphitecna latifolia, Enallagma latifolia, Dendrosicus latifolius, Crescentia latifolia (Black Calabash, Jicarillo, Savanna Calabash)
• Crescentia cujete (Calabash Tree, Krabasi, Kalebas, Huingo)
• Parmentiera cereifera (Candle Tree, Arbol de vela)
• Parmentiera edulis, Parmentiera aculeata (Guajilote, Cuachilote, Guahalote, Candle Tree, Cucumber Tree)