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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Nagalingam (Cannonball Tree)

topgola

                                  Nagalinga or Topgola  


Names of Cannonball Tree in different languages

It is called Nagalingaor Topgola  in Hindi

- Kaman gola in Bengali

- Shivalingi, Kailasapatiin Marathi

- Naagalingam in Tamil

- Nagalingam in Malayalam

- Shivalingapushpam, Nagamalli ,Mallikarjuna in Telugu

- Lingada mara, Nagalingam in Kannada

- In Sanskrit it is called Nagalingam.

 We call it Nageswar or Nagachampa in Oriya.

The Botanical name is Couroupita guianensis (Lecythidaceae family) 

Medicinal Properties of Cannonball tree (Couroupita guianensis)

The plant has anthelmintic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antibiotic, antifungal, antiseptic and analgesic properties.


Topgola tree
Couroupita guianensis 
Cannonball Tree
cannonball leaf

Nagamalli tree
Nagamalli 




Naagalingam
  leaf
cannonball seed
Naagalingam seed

Naagalingam fruits
Naagalingam fruits

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