Sara Tree or Cannonball Tree Flowers
(Couroupita guianensis, Brazil Nut family, Lecythidaceae)
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2009 Photograph, Sara Tree or Cannonball Tree Flowers, (Couroupita guianensis, Brazil Nut family, Lecythidaceae), Wat Liab, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, © 2020.
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Legends in Thailand and other Buddhist countries say that the Lord Buddha died under a Sara Tree and for this reason, the tree is often found in temple compounds. However, that tree was the Sala Tree, Shorea robusta, a different species. The "Cannonball Tree" name comes from its fruit which is about the size of a softball and very hard.
Jian Zhe Li
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Scenic Photography by Gerry Gantt from Thailand, the land of Golden Wats.
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