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| Last Updated:: 25/08/2023

Cannon ball tree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Botanical Name

 Couroupita guianensis Aublet.

Common Name

Cannon ball tree, Shivaling (Hindi), Nagalingam (Tamil), Naga pushpam (Sanskrit)

Distribution

Throughout India

 

Religious association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The structure of the flower resembles a cobra shading a Shiva lingam with its hood, hence the name Nagalingam or Shivalingam. The flower is offered to Lord Shiva. In some place in India, the tree is worshipped. (especially by childless couples)

 

Uses

 

 

The juice of the flower is used for the treatment various skin diseases. Incense is made from the wood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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