Spreading the fragrance ...

Scientific name: Couroupita guianensis

Canon ball tree is a large deciduous tropical tree growing upto 20 m high. It is indigenous to Amazon rain forests. There is mention about this plant in Indian scripts many thousands years before. It flowers in recemes which originate from the bark. It bears fragrant yellow reddish and pink flowers with unusual shape. This is used to offer Puja in Shiv temples in India and has special significance in Budhist culture in Srilanka. Few months before my research colleague took me to a temple in anticipation of some flowers in this tree but during the season it had not flowered yet. But on 1st December, 2011 i incidently entered into the park near the Mysore palace and to my delight, the tree was bearing bunches of flowers. My cameras smiled on them and and i got many snaps of it. When i told about it, my friend was feeling very happy to see it in my postings. So it is for my friend ....