Accession Data:
Couroupita guianensis Aubl.
- Common Name: Cannon-ball Tree
- Family: Lecythidaceae Poit.
- Country of Origin: C. & S. Trop. America
- Uses: Parts used
Juice, leaves, fruit.
Edible- Fruits are edible, but only occasionally eaten because of the unpleasant odor of the white flesh.
Traditional Folk Medicine- Used to treat colds and stomach aches. Juice from leaves used for skin diseases. Shamans of South America used tree parts for malaria. Fruit pulp used to disinfect wounds. Young leaves used for toothache.
Religious / Ritual: (1) Hindus consider it a sacred tree as the petals of the flowers resemble the sacred snake, Naga, a cobra protecting a Shiva Lingam with its hood. (2) In some parts of India, the tree is worshipped by childless couples.
Fragrance: Fragrant flowers can be used to scent perfumes and cosmetics.
Wood: (1) Hard shells of the fruit sometimes used as containers and utensils. (2) Wood used for making incense. 4
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- USDA Zone: 9b-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200300247
- Source: Renate Bucher - Seed
- Accession Date: 07-08-2003
- Bench: 1312 - NEOA: Ground Bed 2 NE
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-17-2023
- Restrictions:
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: asterids
- Order: Ericales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Lecythidaceae
- SubFamily: Lecythidoideae
- Tribe:
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Costa Rica / Honduras / Panama / French Guiana / Guyana / Suriname / Venezuela / Bolivia / Colombia / Ecuador / Peru / Brazil North
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 8 June 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 8 June 2015.
- Couroupita guianensis at Wikipedia. Accessed 8 June 2015.
- Cannon Ball Tree at Stuart Exchange. Accessed 8 June 2015.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Aruna at Malayalam Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0]. Last accessed Friday, 14 December, 2018.
data regenerated on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:55:50 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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