Crescentia (linearifolia)
|
Toni Thomas Database of Restoration Research on the Colorado Plateau #2 Brewers Bay St. Thomas, USVI, Virgin Islands 00802-9990 340-693-1084 tthomas2@uvi.edu http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/CPNPP/cpnpp_ |
| Family Scientific Name: | Bignoniaceae | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Common Name: | Bignoniafamily | ||
| Scientific Name: | Crescentia linearifolia Miers | ||
| Common Name: | Wild Calabash | ||
| Species Code: | CRELIN | ||
| Ecotype: | Only one was known by the author in St. Thomas. It was killed during development of swimming association and FEMA temporary housing. | ||
| General Distribution: | Wild calabash is native to Hispanola, Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | vegetative | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Collection: | Two branches were used to make roughly 8 cuttings. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | Took woody branch cuttings, cut to 0.5 inch below the nodes. Cuttings were roughly 6 to 7 inches long. Rootone used to initiate rooting. | ||
| Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops: |
Cuttings were planted in a light,commercial soilless mix. | ||
| Establishment Phase: | Roughly 50% percent mortality. New leaves in 4 weeks, roots in 4 to 6 weeks. | ||
| Active Growth Phase: | Very slow growing in pots.5 year old plants are 40 inches tall. | ||
| Other Comments: |
Showed potential as ornamental and there was only one known tree. Author wanted to have some potted plants for conservation and potentially as a landscape species. No other wild or containerized specimens are known on Saint Thomas. |
||
Citation:
Thomas, Toni. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Crescentia linearifolia Miers plants Database of Restoration Research on the Colorado Plateau St. Thomas, USVI, Virgin Islands. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/11/03). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
