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guianensis
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Lecythidaceae
HAWAII - CULTIVATED
Couroupita guianensis
CANNONBALL TREE
Ornamental tree up to 100 feet native to Tropical South America.
Attractive, pleasant-smelling flowers about 4 inches in diameter on grow
on special stems from the trunk. Heavy fruits up to 10 inches in
diameter contain foul-smelling blue-gray pulp.
http://sweetgum.nybg.org/lp/taxon.php?irn=133473
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