Couroupita guianensis Aubl. (753765230)

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Summary[edit] Description: Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut family) » Couroupita guianensis Aubl. 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 Native to: rainforests of Central and South America; widely cultivated in tropics & subtropics References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • Dave's Garden • NPGS / GRIN. Date: 7 July 2007, 11:20. Source: Couroupita guianensis Aubl.. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.