Couroupita guianensis Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 708 1775. (Syn: Couratari pedicellaris Rizzini; Couroupita acreensis R.Knuth; Couroupita antillana Miers; Couroupita froesii R.Knuth; Couroupita guianensis var. surinamensis (Mart. ex Berg) Eyma; Couroupita idolica Dwyer; Couroupita membranacea Miers; Couroupita peruviana O.Berg; Couroupita saintcroixiana R.Knuth; Couroupita surinamensis Mart. ex Berg; Couroupita surinamensis Mart. ex O. Berg; Couroupita venezuelensis R.Knuth; Lecythis bracteata Willd.; Pekea couroupita Juss. ex DC.); koo-roo-PEE-ta -- Latinized form of the French Guiana vernacular name, kouroupitoumou ... Dave's Botanary gee-uh-NEN-sis -- of or from French Guiana (Guyana), South America ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: cannonball tree • Bengali: নাগলিঙ্গম nagalingam • Gujarati: કૈલાસપતિ kailaspati, શિવલીંગી shivalingi • Hindi: नागलिंगम् nagalingam, तोप गोला toap gola • Kannada: ಲಿಂಗದ ಹೂವಿನಮರ lingada hoovinamara, ನಾಗಲಿಂಗ ಪುಷ್ಪ ಮರ nagalinga pushpa mara • Malayalam: നാഗലിംഗം nagalingam • Marathi: कैलासपती kailasapati, नागलिंगम वृक्ष nagalingam vrksa • Odia: ନାଗକେଶର nagakesara, ନାଗେଶ୍ୱର nageshwara, ନାଗଲିଙ୍ଗ nagalinga • Tamil: நாகலிங்கம் nagalingam • Telugu: నాగలింగ nagalinga, శివలింగపుష్పం shivalingapushpam • Tulu: ನಾಗಲಿಂಗ nagalinga The flowers are used in the worship of Lord Shiva. The "Cannonball Tree" is so called because of its brown cannon-ball-like fruits. 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. In Mumbai it flowers throughtout the year. 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 stamens 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. Cannonball Tree is native to rain forest of the Guiana's in Northeastern South America.
- We have two trees growing in our society compound. The flowers are used in the worship of Lord Shiva. Fruits looks like a canon ball, hence it is also called cannon ball tree.
- 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 - If there is air pollution near the tree, it sheds it leaves and new leaves appear after some days. - 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. In Mumbai it flowers throughtout the year.
TSPOCT2015-54: Images of Couroupita guianensis (Lecythidaceae) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) It is my pleasure to share few images of Couroupita guianensis (Lecythidaceae) Habit: Tree Habitat: Cultivated.. Sighting: Sakaleshpur, Hassan, Karnataka, about 1000 msl Date: 1-02-2015 colourful. we see this tree in many parks in west Bengal. ps have you ever broken open the dense round football like fruit? any pictures. what are the fruits used for?
Couroupita guianensis कैलासपती Yes, ..., is correct.
Most common cultivated tree in Southern India. The நாகலிங்க மரம்/ Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis): Sighted the Naagalinga Maram (நாகலிங்க மரம்)/ Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis), 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. It belongs to the Lecythidaceae family and grows up to 25m in height. The "Cannonball Tree" is so called because of its brown cannon-ball-like fruits. 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. They produce large spherical and woody fruits ranging from 15 to 24cm in diameter, containing up to 200 or 300 seeds apiece. The 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. The 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. The trees are grown extensively in Shiva temples in India. In Hindi it is called Shiv Kamal and also known as "Kailaspati". It is called the Nagalingam tree in Tamil. The flowers are called Shivalinga flowers in Hindi; Nagalinga Pushpa in Kannada; Nagamalli flowers or Mallikarjuna 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. The 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.
Yes Couroupita guianensis Family : Lecythidaceae Adding the images of Cannonball Tree fruit.
I was mesmerised by its smell in a Park in the morning in Hyderabad & later could find out this tree. One of the beutiful flowers to be captured.
( a ) Brownea Sp. This is what K S Gopalaswamiengar says about Brownea, in his book Complete Gardening in India "The Browneas have been introduced from Central America and Trinidad, are very ornamental, very slow growing garden trees, bearing large clusters of rose or crimson flowers." ( b ) Cannon-Ball Tree ( Couroupita guianensis ). 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. A few pictures of the Cannon Ball tree, Couroupita guianensis. Family: Lecythidaceae Native to tropical South America and the Caribbean. Picture taken on 14th March 2013 from a garden in Calicut city, Kerala. Known as Nagalinga tree in Malayalam - നാഗലിംഗമരം All the flower and fruit pics are marvellous.. Here is also a lovely one from Jijamata Udyan - Rani Baug Mumbai fully loaded with Cannon Balls.. thought perhaps you also may like it!!
Place: BR Hills, in a small temple Date: 20 July 2013 Habit: Tree, about 20 meters Leaves: arranged in a whorl at tips of branches Flowers very fragrant and fruit varying in size from a small lemon to coconut, both on stalks growing from the tall straight trunk. I asked the tribals in the area and they all called it naga sampige. Naga sampige is Mesua ferrea, but the tree was not like it. Looks like Cannon ball tree Couroupita guianensis, Nagalingam in Tamil. Couroupita guianensis Kailaspati
SYMBIOSIS :440 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Attaching an image of a Hornet on the flower of Couroupita guianensis (CANNONBALL/ NAGALINGAM/ SHIVALINGAM). Attaching an image of a Blank swift butterfly on the flower of Couroupita guianensis (CANNON BALL/ NAG LINGAM/ SHIVA LINGAM).
Couroupita guianensis Aubl. (Lecythidaceae): 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 stamens 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. Cannonball Tree is native to rain forest of the Guiana's in Northeastern South America. Nice picture of this Cannon Ball Tree. Dr H.J.Chowdhery and Dr D.S.Pandey of BSI have chosen it for the front cover of their nicely illustrated book Plants of Indian Botanic Garden.
This was also recorded in Dec, 2010.
Seen in a garden in Bangalore on 27/7/14. For validation. no flowers or cannon balls the tell tale signs?
There were no flowers or fruits. Or else I would have guessed myself! of course the fruits fall off in storms, i guess not edible for the humans so i always wondered what do people do with them. lets hope someone recognizes the bark to be sure of the diagnosis This was seen in Mumbai. Attachments (3) But I have eaten Cannon Ball tree's fruits from Kenya, and they were coated with sugar and some kind of deep pink colour it had. If still kept somewhere I will post the picture of them. I have seen seeds coated in pink color in the shops. They belong to the Baobab Tree. Not seen these. that's it, ... this is what one sees all over
via Species > C > Couroupita guianensis Aubl. ... family: Lecythidaceae     koo-roo-PEE-ta -- Latinized form of the French Guiana vernacular name, kouroupitoumou ... Dave's Botanary gee-uh-NEN-sis -- of or from French Guiana (Guyana), South America ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: cannonball tree • Bengali: নাগলিঙ্গম nagalingam • Gujarati: શિવલીંગી shivalingi • Hindi: नागलिंगम् nagalingam, तोप गोला toap gola • Kannada: ನಾಗಲಿಂಗ ಪುಷ್ಪ ಮರ nagalinga pushpa mara • Malayalam: നാഗലിംഗം nagalingam • Marathi: कैलासपती kailasapati, नागलिंगम वृक्ष nagalingam vrksa • Tamil: நாகலிங்கம் nagalingam • Telugu: శివలింగపుష్పం shivalingapushpam The flower of Cannonball tree is the State Flower of Pondicherry (nagalingam, Tamil: நாகலிங்கம்). botanical names: Couroupita guianensis Aubl. ... synonyms: ... The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1. Very very good picture. It glows at night, isn't it? Thank you. Popularly known as કૈલાસપતિ in Gujarati too. શિવલિંગી is better known in Gujarati as being Diplocyclos palmatus. Thank you very much for this feedback ...; great help. Will update my notes. Names update: • Gujarati: કૈલાસપતિ kailaspati, શિવલીંગી shivalingi
Couroupita guianensis Aubl. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Location: Kolkata, India Date: 8 September 2017 Elevation : 25 ft. Was it in Botanical garden ? Victoria Memorial Park !
Flowering tree from Wat Pho : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)- 5 Mb. Please identify this flowering tree from Wat Phone, Bangkok Pl. check To me appears close. For me ... ID is correct.
Flowering tree from Bangkok : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) - 5 Mb. Please identify this flowering tree from Wat Pho, Bangkok. Pl. check https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/l/lecythidaceae/couroupita/couroupita-guianensis To me appears close. Yes. Couroupita guianensis. cannonball tree we have lot of them in eastern India
Couroupita guianensis Aubl. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)- around 900 kb each. Location: Kulalumpur, Malyasia Date: 4 March 2015 Altitude: 66 m. Habit : Cultivated
Couroupita guianensis : Attachments (1) please help in finding the name of plant. It is Couroupita guianensis cannonball tree
SYMBIOSIS : 1433 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of hornet visiting flowers of Coroupita guianensis (NAG-LINGAM/ CANON BALL)
Couroupita guianensis Aubl. : 5 posts by 2 authors. 3 images- 7 mb each. Location : Koh Chang, Thailand Date: 09 December 2019 Elevation : MSL Habitat : Cultivated The ID is correct. Common tree in parks here. References:
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