Family: Lecythidaceae
Synonym: Couratari pedicellaris Rizzini , Couroupita acreensis R. Knuth
Vernacular name: Nagalingamaram
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Plain areas, grown in gardens and temple premises
Distribution: Introduced in old World tropics
Flowering and Fruiting: Throughout the year
Key identification features: A deciduous tree with oblong, oblanceolate leaves. Flowers are in long racemes, with a pleasing combination of rose-pink, white, and yellow colors. The large berry has a brown hard shell and contains pulp.
Uses: Planted as a curiosity in tropical gardens in areas
where there will be minimal foot traffic under the tree when the ripened fruits
are dropping.
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