Couroupita guianensis
Cannonball Tree
Also known as: Couratari pedicellaris Rizzini +12 more
- 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 venezuelensis R.Knuth
- Lecythis bracteata Willd.
- Pekea couroupita Juss. ex DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lecythidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Couroupita guianensis (commonly known as Cannonball Tree) is a tree belonging to the Lecythidaceae family. Found natively in South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Brazil Southeast, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marshall Is., Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.