Couroupita guianensis Aubl.
Family: Lecythidaceae
Common name: Cannonball tree
Bengali: নাগকেশর
Czech: Lončatník guyanský
Deutsch: Kanonenkugelbaum
Gujarati: શિવલીંગી
Upper Serbian: Wšědny kanonowc
Bahasa Indonesia: Sala
Kannada: ನಾಗಲಿಂಗ ಪುಷ್ಪ ಮರ, Nagalinga pushpa mara
Malayalam: നാഗലിംഗം Nagalingam
Marati: नागलिंगम Nagalingam
Malay: Pokok Peluru Meriam
Polish: Czerpnia gujańska
Portuguese: Abricó-de-macaco
Russian: Курупита гвианская
Sinhala: සල්ගස
Tamil: நாகலிங்கம் nagalingam
Telugu: శివలింగపుష్పం, Sivalinga pushpam
Thai: สาละลังกา
Synonyms: Couratari pedicellaris Rizzini, Couroupita acreensis R.Knuth, Couroupita antillana Miers, Couroupita froesii R.Knuth, Couroupita guianensis var. surinamensis (Mart. ex Berg) , Eyma Couroupita idolica Dwyer , Couroupita membranacea Miers, Couroupita peruviana O.Berg, Couroupita saintcroixiana R.Knuth, Couroupita surinamensis Mart. ex Berg, Couroupita surinamensis Mart. ex O. Berg , Couroupita venezuelensis R.Knuth , Lecythis bracteata Willd.
Indications: Acariasis, Arthritis, Bacteria, Dermatosis, Dysmenorrhea,, Fungus, Gastrosis, Infection, Mange,, Mycosis, Pain, Rheumatism, Stomachache,, Toothache, Viruses, Wounds. (Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America)
Fruit-pulp and seeds are ingested as a refreshant in French Guiana. (Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)
53 Published articles of Couroupita guianensis
