Cannonball Tree Flower Hawaii

by Venetia Featherstone-Witty

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Cannonball Tree Flower Hawaii

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Venetia Featherstone-Witty

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Photograph - Photography

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Found in Onomea Bay Botanical Gardens in Hawaii. Couroupita guianensis, known by several common names, including cannonball tree, is a deciduous tree in the family Lecythidaceae, which also contains the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa). It is native to the rainforests of Central and South America.Couroupita guianensis grows up to 35 m (meters) in height. The clustered leaves vary in length, generally from 8 to 31 centimeters, but reaching up to 57. The flowers are born in large bunches up to 80m (meters) long. Some trees flower profusely, until the entire trunk is buried in flowers. One tree can bear 1000 flowers per day. They are strongly scented, especially at night, and in the early morning.
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