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Couroupita<\/i> guianensis<\/i> Aubl.<\/span>, Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 708 1775<\/i>. (Syn: Couratari<\/i> pedicellaris<\/i> Rizzini<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> acreensis<\/i> R.Knuth<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> antillana<\/i> Miers<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> froesii<\/i> R.Knuth<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> guianensis<\/i> var. surinamensis<\/i> (Mart. ex Berg) Eyma<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> idolica<\/i> Dwyer<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> membranacea<\/i> Miers<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> peruviana<\/i> O.Berg<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> saintcroixiana<\/i> R.Knuth<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> surinamensis<\/i> Mart. ex Berg<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> surinamensis<\/i> Mart. ex O. Berg<\/span><\/a>; Couroupita<\/i> venezuelensis<\/i> R.Knuth<\/span><\/a>; Lecythis<\/i> bracteata<\/i> Willd.<\/span><\/a>; Pekea<\/i> couroupita<\/i> Juss. ex DC.<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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koo-roo-PEE-ta<\/b>\u00a0— Latinized form of the French Guiana vernacular name,\u00a0<\/span>kouroupitoumou<\/i>\u00a0…\u00a0<\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
gee-uh-NEN-sis<\/b>\u00a0— of or from French Guiana (Guyana), South America …\u00a0<\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
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The “Ca<\/b><\/span><\/span>nnonball Tree<\/b>” is so called because of its brown cannon-ball-like fruits.
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The tree sheds its leaves thrice in a year, if there is an external environmental pollution near the tree, it will shed its leaves and will remain leafless for a week.<\/span> In Mumbai it flowers throughtout the year.<\/span>
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Couroupita guianensis from Kapileshwer Temple Tirupati<\/a> :<\/p>\n

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– We have two trees growing in our society compound. \u00a0<\/span>The flowers are used in the worship of Lord Shiva.<\/span> Fruits looks like a canon ball, hence it is also called <\/span>cannon ball tree<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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– I saw this tree first time there and nobody was allowed to go near to it to safeguard flowers for worship. Zoom lens could help me to get closeup<\/p>\n

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– If there is air pollution near the tree, it sheds it leaves and new leaves appear after some days. <\/span><\/p>\n

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– the tree sheds its leaves thrice in a year, if there is an external environmental pollution near the tree, it will shed its leaves and will remain \u00a0leafless for a week. In Mumbai it flowers throughtout the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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TSPOCT2015-54: Images of Couroupita guianensis (Lecythidaceae)<\/a> :\u00a02 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (<\/span>5<\/span>)<\/span><\/div>\n
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It is my pleasure to share\u00a0few images of\u00a0Couroupita guianensis<\/i>\u00a0(Lecythidaceae<\/i>)<\/div>\n
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Sighting: Sakaleshpur, Hassan, Karnataka, about 1000 msl
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Flower of Couroupita guianensis, Cannonball tree<\/a>:
\nJust wanted to share this Cannonball tree<\/b> flower image.<\/p>\n

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\nA few pictures of the magnificent CannonBall Tree\/Flowers,etc. – Couroupita guainensis<\/a>:
\nThis magnificent tree is also called Nagalinga, Shivalinga, Tope Gola<\/b>. Growing in the neighbouring compound, the tree affords great opportunities for photography.<\/div>\n
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Most common cultivated tree in Southern India.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\/ Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis):<\/a>
\nSighted the Naagalinga Maram<\/b> (\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd)\/ Cannonball Tree<\/b> (Couroupita guianensis<\/i>), is an evergreen tree native to tropical northern South America and to the southern Caribbean. In India it has been growing for the past two or three thousand years at least, as attested by textual records; hence it is possible that it is native to India also.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It belongs to the Lecythidaceae<\/i> family and grows up to 25m in height.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The “Ca<\/b><\/span><\/span>nnonball Tree<\/b>” is so called because of its brown cannon-ball-like fruits.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The majority of these trees outside their natural environment have been planted as a botanical curiosity, as they grow very large, distinctive flowers. Its flowers are orange, scarlet and pink in color, and form large bunches measuring up to 3m in length.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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They produce large spherical and woody fruits ranging from 15 to 24cm in diameter, containing up to 200 or 300 seeds apiece.<\/span>
\nThe flowers do not have nectar, so these flowers are mainly visited by bees in search of pollen; outside the native range of habitat, carpenter bees are considered to be the principal pollinators. Both the fruit and the flower grow from stalks which sprout from the trunk of the tree. The flowers are found on thick tangled extrusions that grow on the trunk of the tree; these are found just below the foliage branches. The extrusions however, can range from two to six feet in length. The flowers are attached to an upwardly bent, white fleshy disk. The flowers have six petals, which are large, orange-red, and strongly perfumed. In pollination, fertile stamens can be found in a ring around reduced style and stamens. The sterile pollen is located in the anthers. As a bee enters to pollinate the flower, its back rubs against the ring with fertile pollen; this allows the bee to carry the fertile pollen to another flower. The differences in the pollen was noticed by French botanist Antoine Porteau in 1825. The differences in the pollen are as follows: the pollen of the ring stamens is fertile, while the hood pollen is sterile.<\/span>
\nThe tree gets its common name from the large, spherical fruits it produces. The fruit falls from the tree and cracks open when it hits the ground when mature, often causing the sound of a small explosion. The fruit emits an unpleasant aroma when exposed to the air. Individual seeds within the “ball” are coated with hair, which is thought to protect the seed when it is ingested and may also help in the passage of the seed through the intestines. The cannonball tree and it’s fruit are thought by some to be remnants of the last ice age, like the “hedge apple” or “osage orane” of north America. The fruit is thought to be an adaptation provided for the giant ground sloth, a long extinct species. Today instead of seeds being dispersed by the large extinct mammal, the fruit simply rots around the base of it’s mother tree. Like coconut palms, the trees should not be planted near paths or near traffic-filled areas, as the heavy nut is known to fall without notice.<\/span>
\nThe trees are grown extensively in Shiva temples in India. In Hindi it is called Shiv Kamal<\/b> and also known as “Kailaspati<\/b>“. It is called the Nagalingam<\/b> tree in Tamil. The flowers are called Shivalinga<\/b> flowers in Hindi; Nagalinga Pushpa<\/b> in Kannada; Nagamalli<\/b> flowers or Mallikarjuna<\/b> flowers in Telugu. Hindus revere it as a sacred tree because the petals of the flower resemble the hood of the Naga, a sacred snake, protecting a Shiva Lingam, the stigma.
\nThe Cannonball Tree possesses antibiotic, antifungal, antiseptic and analgesic qualities. The trees are used to cure colds and stomach aches. Juice made from the leaves is used to cure skin diseases, and shamans of South America have even used tree parts for treating malaria. The inside of the fruit can disinfect wounds and young leaves ease toothache. The fruit emits an unpleasant odor and can be used as an insect repelent just by rubbing it to the skin or clothes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nSharing the images of Cannonball Tree (<\/b>Couroupita guianensis),<\/b><\/i> from NBNP Garden, Coimbatore.<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

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My Flora Picture of the Year-2011- Couroupita guianensis:<\/a>
\nLast year in Jan 2011. I got a chance to attend NCC National Integration camp in Tirupati City (S V Arts College Campus), We visited many places there and captured lots of plants. During the visit of a local Lord Shiva Temple, I was asking cadets to come back soon and sit in the vehicle then a girl cadet of our group called me and asked the name of some flowers, people were carrying those to offer to lord Shiva. I was also stunned to see the beauty of flowers. then i asked to some pilgrims abut the tree from where they are getting those flowers, but language barrier!! I could not get anything. Then a local cadet said me Sir tree is there. I was mesmerized to see the tree and flowers. Flowers were at some height, still i was able to capture those flowers.<\/span> I saw Couroupita guianensis<\/i> there first time. Really this was the shot of the Tour for me there.<\/p>\n

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I was mesmerised by its smell in a Park in the morning in Hyderabad & later could find out this tree.<\/div>\n
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\n( b ) Cannon-Ball Tree<\/b> ( Couroupita guianensis<\/i> ). The common name is approprate, as the fruit looks like CANNON BALL. It is said that Swami Vivekananda liked this flower And this is the reason why the tree is planted in Ramkrisha Maths\/Ashrams.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cannon Ball tree from Calicut, Kerala<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (14). 4 posts by 4 authors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A few pictures of the Cannon Ball tree<\/b>, Couroupita guianensis. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Picture taken on 14th March 2013<\/span> from a garden<\/span> in Calicut city, Kerala.
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Here is also a lovely one from Jijamata Udyan – Rani Baug Mumbai<\/span>
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Place: BR Hills, in a small temple
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Couroupita guianensis <\/i><\/span><\/span>Kailaspati\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Interesting plants of AJCB Indian Botanic Garden: CANNON BALL TREE (Couroupita guianensis), Shibpur, Howrah: SCFEB22<\/a> : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 4 authors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Couroupita guianensis<\/i> Aubl. (Lecythidaceae<\/i>):<\/div>\n
The flowers are large, up to 6 cm wide, and often brightly colored, the six petals in shades of pink and red near the bases and yellowish toward the tips. There is a ring of <\/span>stamens<\/span><\/a> at the center, and an arrangement to stamens that have been modified into a hood. Some trees flower profusely, until the entire trunk is buried in flowers. They are strongly scented, especially at night and in the early morning. The tree bears, directly on the trunk and main branches, large globose woody fruits.<\/span><\/div>\n
Cannonball Tree is native to rain forest of the Guiana’s in Northeastern South America.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Nice picture of this Cannon Ball Tree<\/b>.
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Couroupita guianensis : Bangalore : 20SEP14 : AK-24<\/a> : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).
\nSeen <\/span>in a garden<\/span> in Bangalore<\/span> on 27\/7\/14.
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But I have eaten Cannon Ball tree’s fruits from Kenya, and they were coated with sugar and\u00a0some kind\u00a0of deep pink colour it had.\u00a0If still kept somewhere I will post the picture of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have seen seeds coated in pink color in the shops.<\/span><\/div>\n
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that’s it, … this is what one sees all over
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Names of Plants in India :: Couroupita guianensis Aubl.<\/a> : 7 posts by 5 authors. 1 image.
\nvia Species<\/a>\u200e > \u200eC<\/a>\u200e >\u00a0Couroupita guianensis<\/i> Aubl. … family: Lecythidaceae<\/i>
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\nkoo-roo-PEE-ta<\/b> — Latinized form of the French Guiana vernacular name, kouroupitoumou<\/i><\/span><\/span> … Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
\ngee-uh-NEN-sis<\/b> — of or from French Guiana (Guyana), South America<\/span> … Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
\ncommonly known as<\/b>: cannonball tree<\/a> \u2022 Bengali<\/b>: \u09a8\u09be\u0997\u09b2\u09bf\u0999\u09cd\u0997\u09ae nagalingam<\/a> \u2022 Gujarati<\/b>: \u0ab6\u0abf\u0ab5\u0ab2\u0ac0\u0a82\u0a97\u0ac0 shivalingi<\/a> \u2022 Hindi<\/b>: \u0928\u093e\u0917\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917\u092e\u094d nagalingam<\/a>, \u0924\u094b\u092a \u0917\u094b\u0932\u093e toap gola<\/a> \u2022 Kannada<\/b>: \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c82\u0c97 \u0caa\u0cc1\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0caa \u0cae\u0cb0 nagalinga pushpa mara<\/a> \u2022 Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d28\u0d3e\u0d17\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d02\u0d17\u0d02 nagalingam<\/a> \u2022 Marathi<\/b>: \u0915\u0948\u0932\u093e\u0938\u092a\u0924\u0940 kailasapati<\/a>, \u0928\u093e\u0917\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917\u092e \u0935\u0943\u0915\u094d\u0937 nagalingam vrksa<\/a> \u2022 Tamil<\/b>: \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd nagalingam<\/a> \u2022 Telugu<\/b>: \u0c36\u0c3f\u0c35\u0c32\u0c3f\u0c02\u0c17\u0c2a\u0c41\u0c37\u0c4d\u0c2a\u0c02 shivalingapushpam<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The flower of Cannonball tree is the State Flower<\/a><\/b> of Pondicherry<\/b> (nagalingam, Tamil: \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd).<\/div>\n
botanical names<\/b>: Couroupita guianensis<\/i> Aubl. … synonyms<\/b>: … The Plants List<\/i> (2013). Version 1.1.<\/a><\/div>\n
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Very very good picture. It glows at night, isn’t it? Thank you.<\/p>\n

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Popularly known as \u0a95\u0ac8\u0ab2\u0abe\u0ab8\u0aaa\u0aa4\u0abf<\/b> in Gujarati too. \u0ab6\u0abf\u0ab5\u0ab2\u0abf\u0a82\u0a97\u0ac0 is better known in Gujarati as being Diplocyclos palmatus<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Thank you very much for this feedback …; great help. Will update my notes.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Gujarati<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0a95\u0ac8\u0ab2\u0abe\u0ab8\u0aaa\u0aa4\u0abf kailaspati<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0ab6\u0abf\u0ab5\u0ab2\u0ac0\u0a82\u0a97\u0ac0 shivalingi<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Kannada<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c82\u0c97\u0ca6 \u0cb9\u0cc2\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cae\u0cb0 lingada hoovinamara<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c82\u0c97 \u0caa\u0cc1\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0caa \u0cae\u0cb0 nagalinga pushpa mara<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Odia<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0b28\u0b3e\u0b17\u0b15\u0b47\u0b36\u0b30 nagakesara<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0b28\u0b3e\u0b17\u0b47\u0b36\u0b4d\u0b71\u0b30 nageshwara<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0b28\u0b3e\u0b17\u0b32\u0b3f\u0b19\u0b4d\u0b17 nagalinga<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Telugu<\/b>: \u0c28\u0c3e\u0c17\u0c32\u0c3f\u0c02\u0c17 nagalinga,\u00a0<\/span>\u0c36\u0c3f\u0c35\u0c32\u0c3f\u0c02\u0c17\u0c2a\u0c41\u0c37\u0c4d\u0c2a\u0c02 shivalingapushpam<\/a><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Tulu<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c82\u0c97 nagalinga<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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botanical names<\/b>:\u00a0Couroupita guianensis<\/i>\u00a0Aubl. …\u00a0synonyms<\/b>:\u00a0Couroupita surinamensis<\/i>\u00a0Mart. ex Berg \u2022\u00a0Couroupita venezuelensis<\/i>\u00a0R.Knuth \u2022\u00a0Lecythis bracteata<\/i>\u00a0Willd. \u2022\u00a0Pekea couroupita<\/i>\u00a0Juss. ex DC. … and many more synonyms listed at\u00a0POWO<\/a><\/p>\n

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