• Family : LECYTHIDACEAE
  (BRAZIL NUT FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Lecythidaceae
• Species : Couroupita guianensis
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Couroupita guianensis Aubl.
• Common name : Cannon-ball Tree
• Vernacular name : Nagalinga (Kan.); Naagalingam (Tam.); Nagalingamu (Tel.); Nagesar (Ori.)
• Key identification features : A large semi-evergreen tree with spreading crown. Leaves are simple and clustered at the end of short branches. Flowers are fragnant and large, showy, strongly scented with six fleshy perianth lobes. Flowers are borne on a long, woody inflorescence that emerge from the main stem and older branches. Stamens are many and fused. Fruits are like a cannon-ball sized emitting unpleasent odour on ripening.
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
• Native : South America
• Comments : Planted in gardens and around temples for its fragrant flowers.
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• World Distribution : South America; Introduced in Old World
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Couroupita guianensis. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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