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[[File:Nagalingam FLOVER.JPG|thumb|right|''Nagalingam'']]
'''Nagalingam''', known by several common names, including '''cannonball tree''', '''Couroupita guianensis''', is a deciduous tree in the family Lecythidaceae, which also contains the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) and Paradise nut Lecythis zabucajo. It is native to the rainforests of Central and South America.?<ref name="int"/> It is cultivated in many other places.<ref name="common names"/>
This tree is planted as an ornamental for its showy, scented flowers, and as a botanical specimen for its interesting fruit. <ref name="uses"/> the trees are grown extensively in Shiva temples in India. The flowers are called shivalinga flowers in hindi; nagamalli flowers or mallikarjuna flowers in telugu.
This fantabulous herb has a various health benefits, some of them are listed below:
#Native amazonians use extracts of several parts of the trees to treat hypertension, tumors, pain, and inflammation
#It has been used to treat the common cold, stomachache, skin conditions and wounds, malaria and toothache
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="int">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/33969/0 "Couroupita guianensis"]</ref>
<ref name="common names">[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?11869 "Couroupita guianensis"]Germplasm Resources Information Network.</ref>
<ref name="uses">[http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/projects/lp/?irn=133473 "Lecythidaceae"]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couroupita_guianensis Couroupita guianensis-Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
