Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Winged Calabash

Crescentia alata

Spanish: Jícaro

Crescentia alata, variously called Mexican calabash, jícaro, morro, morrito, or winged calabash, is a plant species in the family Bignoniaceae and in the genus Crescentia, native to Mexico, Central America south to Costa Rica.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Lamiales › Bignoniaceae

Local records9 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records2,545 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2019 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

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
2022-12-08 — observation by santiagob1986
2022-11-05 — observation by zihuadean

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 2026-09-26. 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.