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Couroupita guianensis, cannonball tree. Tree from Guiana with
large, fragrant flowers borne on long tangled stems on main trunk below the foliage
branches. Fruits spherical, the size of cannon balls. |
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Lecythis spp., monkeypot nuts. Trees from South America with
generally large woody capsules that open with a lid to reveal large seeds
("nuts"), for example, the paradise nut is L. zabucajo. The Brazil nut is
in the related genus Bertholletia. |
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Barringtonia asiatica, barringtonia, fish-poison tree. Handsome
tree from the south Pacific with large white flowers that open in the evening and fall in
the morning. The poisonous fibrous fruit contains seeds that are grated and used to catch
fish by poisoning them. |
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Gustavia superba. |
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Napoleana heudelotii. |
