Couroupita guianensis(KOOGU)
Overview Code created in: 2016-06-05
- EPPO Code: KOOGU
- Preferred name: Couroupita guianensis
- Authority: Aublet
South America (northwest to Bolivia and northern Brazil). Planted in tropical countries, for example as specimen trees in Buddhist monasteries. Introduced in Bangladesh, USA (Florida), Central America, Caribbean, eastern Brazil
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| cannonball tree | English |
| carrion tree | English |
| Kanonenkugelbaum | German |
| abricotier du bord de mer | French |
| arbre à bombes | French |
| arbre aux boulets de canon | French |
| boulet de canon | French |
| calebasse-colin | French |
| couroupita de Guyane | French |
| kouroupitoumou | French |
| bala de cañón | Spanish |
| coco de mono | Spanish |
| taparón | Spanish |
| abricó-de-macaco | Portuguese |
| amendoeira-dos-andes | Portuguese |
| árvora-das-balas-de-canhão | Portuguese |
| castanha-de-macaco | Portuguese |
| castanheiro-de-macaco | Portuguese |
| cuia-de-macaco | Portuguese |
| macacarecuia | Portuguese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal asterids (
1ASTD )
Order
Ericales (
1ERIO )
Family
Lecythidaceae (
1LECF )
Genus
Couroupita (
1KOOG )
Species
Couroupita guianensis (
KOOGU )