Cannon Ball Tree
Posted on February 8th, 2012 by Shantha
Drawing competitions would be held on the lawns of Cubbon Park, Mysore during Independence or Republic days when I was in school. There is one Cannon Ball tree in the Park and on these occasions, I would always walk up to the tree and look up at the beautiful flowers hanging from the bark and enjoy the mild scent of the flowers.
Plant Summary:
Cannon Ball Tree is known as Lingada Hoovu in Kannada, Nagalinga in Hindi, and similar names in other Indian languages. Botanical name is Couroupita guianensis and belongs to Lecythidaceae family.
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