Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Winged Calabash

Crescentia alata

Spanish: Jícaro

Crescentia alata (variously called Mexican calabash, jícaro, morro, morrito, winged calabash) is a species in the trumpet-flower family Bignoniaceae and in the calabash trees genus Crescentia, native to southern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Lamiales › Bignoniaceae

Local records12 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records2,696 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2022 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-06-25 — observation by yolirolly
2026-06-16 — observation by uri_c
2026-01-31 — observation by zihuadean
2025-07-09 — observation by isa_moguel
2024-04-29 — observation by daniel_brito
2022-12-29 — observation by keegan28

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Winged Calabash (Crescentia alata) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/crescentia-alata/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.