Flowering Trees - Cannon Ball Tree ( नागचाफा / कैलासपती)

 
Flower of Canon Ball Tree

Bunch of flowers and fruit string


Second in the flowering Tree series, is the post on "canon ball tree". It is listed as rare tree and flower in India [1]. It grows up-to 80 ft high and flowers in around December. Flower has six petals. Reddish inside and yellowish outside. Tremendously aromatic and smell can be felt strongly in near-by area. Inside structure is horizontal "U" shape. This inner structure is the reason it is offered to Lord Shiva and hence name in Marathi, as some thinks.

This Brazilian native takes its English name due to characteristic canon-ball like shape of its fruits. Fruits have rusty colored hard shell and are heavy. Number of fruits are connected in string and tree bears them directly to the trunk. The Cannonball Tree possesses antibiotic, anti-fungal, antiseptic and analgesic qualities [2] and hence used for medical purpose.

Quick Facts:
Common Name: Canon Ball Tree
Botanical Name: Couroupita guianensis
Family: Barringtonia
Marathi Name: कैलासपती / नागचाफा/ नागलिंग
Location on campus: Only one in parking lot near staff club.


Flower close-up
Ref:
1. http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Cannon%20Ball%20Tree.
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couroupita_guianensis

34 comments:

  1. sujata shashankApril 4, 2013 at 11:26 PM

    Apratim.....i saw Huge tree wth flowers in Nair Hospital campus near canteen area.

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    1. Paresh KaleApril 6, 2013 at 10:00 AM

      TY Sujata. In Mumbai there are variety of tree still standing, but number is too low. :-)

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  2. ashuJune 15, 2014 at 7:50 AM

    I had saw in pune city only one huge tree in panchaleswar mandir at deccan

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  3. fredamansJanuary 22, 2015 at 9:58 PM

    Beautiful red flower!

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  4. Gillena CoxJanuary 22, 2015 at 11:27 PM

    oh yes we have these here in Trinidad alongside the Queens Park Savannah in Port of Spain

    have a nice Thursday

    much love...

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  5. UnknownDecember 21, 2015 at 11:07 AM

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  6. UnknownMarch 29, 2016 at 11:38 AM

    This is a great blog FLOWERING TREES . I am pretty much impressed with your good work. You put really very helpful information. Keep it up. Florist in Mumbai

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  7. ArvindJune 1, 2016 at 8:23 PM

    पुणे विद्यापीठाच्या मागील हिरवळीजवळही हे झाड आहे. मराठीत तोफगोळा असेही नाव आहे.

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    1. Paresh KaleJune 4, 2016 at 10:29 AM

      Thank you Arvind ji. It is bit uncommon tree. Specially in big cities, it is a rare find !

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    2. Paresh KaleJune 4, 2016 at 10:31 AM

      At Pune Vaikunth Dhaam there is one as well as per my info.

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    3. Paresh KaleJune 4, 2016 at 10:33 AM

      Somebody from pune has commentted here that a tree is planted near panchaleswar mandir at deccan

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    4. UnknownNovember 26, 2018 at 12:15 PM

      उपयोग कशासाठी केला जातो?

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    5. Rajiv RajputJuly 22, 2023 at 11:32 AM

      Yes ! Today, I saw this cannonball tree at Pachaleshwar Temple, Deccan, Pune.

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  8. UnknownDecember 19, 2016 at 12:38 PM

    hello
    this plant is also in my city UPLETA,located in Rajkot district,Gujarat,India.
    it is really very beautiful....

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  9. UnknownDecember 29, 2016 at 6:38 PM

    Hey, where can i find this tree ?
    I was intrested in its fruit as i have to carry some Project work on it .
    I found one in J.J school of arts @cst , but unfortunately it doesnot have any fruit !

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  10. UnknownMay 17, 2017 at 3:09 PM

    How this tree reproduces?

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  11. neelimaJune 19, 2017 at 2:12 PM

    How to plant it? Can we take out seeds from the fruit and sow it?

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  12. UnknownJune 20, 2017 at 8:32 PM

    This is very butiful tree...
    I see this tree in Pune... NIBM campus..

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  13. UnknownJuly 6, 2017 at 8:59 AM

    I have one in my garden.

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  14. horizontnbAugust 22, 2018 at 4:41 PM

    I seen this in Rani chi baag Queen garden mumbai

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  15. UnknownSeptember 11, 2018 at 9:41 AM

    I saw this fragrant tree at ICT, Matunga Mumbai, Campus.

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  16. BlogerNovember 11, 2018 at 7:19 AM

    I have seen this tree in Harihareshwar (Konkan), beautiful flowes.

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  17. UnknownJanuary 22, 2019 at 4:42 PM

    Pune Deccan jawal ahe te tree

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  18. Rahul jetheJuly 12, 2020 at 1:42 PM

    I have seen it in Goa at Bonda forest

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  19. UnknownJuly 30, 2020 at 12:24 PM

    Even it's in our society...at Senapati bapat road...

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  20. UnknownMarch 21, 2021 at 9:35 AM

    Nice blog. I saw a cannonball tree yesterday and hit this blog while searching for more information. The one I saw is in Mumbai in Parsi colony near Dadar TT circle. Thanks for providing such valuable information.

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  21. UnknownDecember 20, 2021 at 9:41 AM

    Can you guide how to plant this? Should we plant a seed or branch.

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  22. KeertiMarch 22, 2022 at 11:47 AM

    I want a nagchafa plant in pune can anyone help me..my mail id is kgorade8@gmail.com

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