Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Indroda Park, Aranya Van
About Crescentia alata Plant :
Habit : A small treewith long straight branches.
Leaves : Alternate, often fascicled 3 or 4 at the nodes, very different in shape and size, some simple, others with one or two or three leaflets on a large, winged rachis and petiole.
Inflorescence : Solitary or flowers in pairs, on the trunk and big branches (cauliflorous).
Flowers :
Smell foetid, yellow marked with green, purple or red veins.
Calyx split into 2 lobes.
Corolla large, constricted below the middle, swollen above into 5, curved toothed lobes, plicate. Stamens 4 or 5.
Ovary superior, 1-celled, placenta 2.
Fruit : A big dried up berry, amphisarca, oval or rounded with hard rind, many seeded.
Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - October
Significance : It is commonly planted in the gardens.
