Cannon Ball Tree

Scientific name of Cannon Ball Tree: Couroupita guianensis
Name of Cannon Ball Tree in different languages:-
English: Brazil Nut
Sanskrit: Nagalinga
Hindi: Nagalinga, Tope gola
Tamil: Naagalingam-நாகலிங்கம்
Malayalam: Nagalinga maram, Sivalinga maram
Plant description:
It is a large deciduous tropical tree, belongs to Lecythidaceae family, grows up to 25 m. The leaves are up to 6 inches long, simple, margin serrated; flowers are big, color scarlet, orange, and pink, born in a large bunches measuring up to 3m. The fruits are large, spherical shaped as a cannon ball, and woody fruits up to 24 cm in diameter, containing up to 300 seeds.
Useful plant parts: Leaves
Medicinal uses: To treat skin diseases, malaria, and toothache.
medicinal properties: antibiotic, antifungal, antiseptic and analgesic
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