Cannonball Tree or Naag Champa
Couroupita guianensis
22.5417, 88.3164
Field Notes
Description:
The flowers grow out of the trunk. When I first saw this tree I thought it was a parasitic flowering. It is a tall tree. The fruit looks like a cannon ball; hence the name.
Habitat:
I have seen this ornamental tree alongside roads, near lakes but never two or more trees together. This particular tree is growing by the side of a busy road.
Notes:
The flowers are used for worship in India especially for Lord Shiva because the stamens look like snakes....also called Naag-keshar or Naag-champa. (Naag = snake)
Fruit: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1866366002
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Couroupita guianensis
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PublishedApril 22, 2014
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