black calabash
Amphitecna latifolia (Mill.) A.H.Gentry
Amphitecna latifolia (Mill.) A.H.Gentry, commonly known as black calabash, is a species in the Bignoniaceae family. It is native to a wide range of regions including Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona, Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Valle, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.
Description
Amphitecna latifolia is a member of the Bignoniaceae family and is commonly referred to as black calabash. It is distributed across several countries and regions, including Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona, Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Valle, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. This species was first described in 1976.
Other common names
black-calabashblack calabash
Distribution
Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona · Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Valle · Belize · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Florida · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Southeast · Nicaragua · Panamá · Puerto Rico · Venezuela · Windward Is. · Archipiélago de Cuba
Synonyms
Crescentia cucurbitina var. heterophyllaAmphitecna obovataCrescentia coriaceaCrescentia cucurbitiferaCrescentia cucurbitinaCrescentia cuspidataCrescentia elongataCrescentia latifoliaCrescentia lethiferaCrescentia obovataCrescentia ovataCrescentia palustrisCrescentia toxicariaDendrosicus latifoliusDendrosicus saxatilisEnallagma cucurbitinaEnallagma latifoliaEnallagma obovata
