Mexican calabash, Jícaro

Description:

This is a very interesting (and beautiful) tree for many reasons. First it is unusual that it's fruits grow directly from the trunk, and they are so hard that no animal can break them (except humans and by the way, in Mexico people use them as cups for drinking). For more interesting information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescentia_...

Habitat:

Tropical fry forest