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            Common names: Stinkwood, Membrillo, Sachamango, Paco

The genus Gustavia is named by Karl Linnaeus after the king of Sweden Gustav III and the species superba means in Latin Superbus = superb.

Native to Panama, tropical Central America and south America

It is a small evergreen ornamental tree. In small trees, it has a straight unbranched trunk, having  just one cluster of leaves  radiating from the top of the trunk. So it resembles a palm. The big trees may have more branches.

Leaves: long, toothed and narrow at the base.

Flower: large, showy, pink, with many stiff stamens arranged upright in a ring.

Fruit: Born on the trunk, green, hard, round depressed with a prominent ring at the top, edible.  The pulp of the fruit which is rich in vitamin A, is boiled after which it tastes like meat.

Pollination: By bees 

Dispersion of seeds: By monkeys, squirrels and other small animals 

Propagation: By seeds

Information from internet sites like flowersofindia, useful tropical plants and egroup efloraofindia.

Taken on: March 17, 2021

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Heaven Lotus

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