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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies of Zihuatanejo
ORDER LAMIALES
Winged Calabash
-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)
-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)
-Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies (Order Lamiales)
-Bignonia Family (Family Bignoniaceae)
-Tribe Crescentieae
-Calabash Trees (Genus Crescentia)
-Winged Calabash (Crescentia alata)
Crescentia alata, variously called Mexican calabash, jícaro, morro, morrito, or winged calabash, is a plant species in the family Bignoniaceae. It is a small tree native to Mexico that produces edible seeds supposedly with the taste of licorice.
Crescentia alata
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