Brazil Nut
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Scientific name
Couroupita guianensis
English Name
Brazil Nut
Malayalam name
നാഗലിഗമരം
Common name
Cannon ball Tree
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Cultivated in tropical and sub tropical regions
- Leaves : large,simple,oblong-obovate
- Flowers : pink,red, yellow in color and have a distinctive hood -like structure formed by stamens
- Fruit : large,round and woody
How to use
- Wound healing : The paste made from leaves is used topically to help heal wounds and soothe skin irritations.
Uses
To treat skin diseases,Malaria and toothache
Parts used
Leaves
Conservation
Propagation & cultivation
The cannonball tree is a tropical tree renowned for its large spherical fruits and fragrant flowers, and for successful propagation, semi-hardwood cuttings should be selected from healthy and vigorous parts of the tree, treated with a rooting hormone to enhance root development, and placed in well-draining soil, while maintaining a consistently warm and humid environment with minimal but regular watering to encourage growth without causing rot, noting that patience is required as the tree may take several weeks to establish a robust root system.
