Name That Tree.

[teletiger]

Here's a tree seen in a few Thai temples. The Thai name is "Ton Saalat".

I was wondering if anyone knew the common Western name, and or, the Latin name.

Thank you in advance.

Regards.

[sbk]

Cannonball tree: Couroupita guianensis

Salah in Thai

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couroupita_guianensis

Wait till it has fruit!

[teletiger]

Gosh. Grow your own ammunition.

Thanks for that sbk.

Regards.

[sbk]

Where have you seen it teletiger? I've always thought it a very cool looking tree but never seen one outside of a book

[teletiger]

My local temple in Chiang Mai. (San Sai) (Photos)

I visited another temple in San Sai last week, only to find an even bigger tree.

Some Thai friends of ours wanted to know the English name.

I put a photo up on facebook yesterday and lots of people likened it to something from "Avatar". They're not wrong.

Wait 'til they see the cannonballs!

Regards.

[samuijimmy]

Where have you seen it teletiger? I've always thought it a very cool looking tree but never seen one outside of a book

There is some trees very similar to this here on Samui... may or may not be the same??? (near Secret Waterfalls off Soi 5 Maenam)... some where I have photos on my computer I'll see if I can find! ... (although I have never seen the fruit quite this large... but perhaps not been up there when they are fully developed...???)

Road up there a bit difficult at the moment, due to recent wash outs!

Edited April 18, 2011 by samuijimmy

[xen]

Where have you seen it teletiger? I've always thought it a very cool looking tree but never seen one outside of a book

If You ever get a chance visit Penang Botanical Gardens - They have a whole avenue of them as you walk in though the main gates.

Incidently Penang Botanical Gardens are worth a visit for all types of Tropical Plants .

[harsu]

Literally three days ago we chopped one down in our back garden. My sister in law gave us a 3 metre specimen last year -she had brought a few up from Bangkok way for her very big garden, and we merrily stuck it in about 4 metres from the house. Now -having done some looking it up on internet, we now know why the local gardeners ( who like to come in and inspect our amateur efforts!) all gave it a thumbs down or a rueful shake of the head. The final confirmation of it being in totally the wrong place was when an American friend who'd lived in St.John in the caribbean, asked us if we were aware how badly the flowers smelt, and the potential for concussion from falling fruit. It had grown 3 metres since last June.

'We'll move it', we decided, then after four hours of excavating to the middle of the earth, it got chopped down, and the rootball was eventually removed by brute force and sheer b..y mindedness.

Nice tree in the right position.

My local temple in Chiang Mai. (San Sai) (Photos)

I visited another temple in San Sai last week, only to find an even bigger tree.

Some Thai friends of ours wanted to know the English name.

I put a photo up on facebook yesterday and lots of people likened it to something from "Avatar". They're not wrong.

Wait 'til they see the cannonballs!

Regards.

[sbk]

Where have you seen it teletiger? I've always thought it a very cool looking tree but never seen one outside of a book

If You ever get a chance visit Penang Botanical Gardens - They have a whole avenue of them as you walk in though the main gates.

Incidently Penang Botanical Gardens are worth a visit for all types of Tropical Plants .

That sounds cool, no reason to do visa runs so haven't been to Penang for years but it sounds like this might be a nice holiday. I do love my botanical gardens. Went to Kew a couple of years ago and was amazed by the cycad that was brought over by Captain Cook and has been there since 1775!