Also called the "Cannonball tree", "Sal tree" or "Ayauma tree", these plant were introduced into Malaysia from India, Sri Lanka, Guiana and North Eastern South America. The early plants in the Penang Botanical Gardens were planted in 1938. The flowers have a wonderful smell and can be used to scent perfumes and cosmetics. The large round fruit of the "Cannonball tree" has a hard thin shell filled with a soft pulp containing many seeds. The hard shells of the fruit are sometimes used as containers. A member of the Lecythidaceae family it is a large tree, that is cultivated or simply regenerates on the floodplain where it is protected by the people. It is especially coveted in the uplands, where it is often taken and planted by people who raise chickens. Growth of the tree can be slow in uplands. The trees can grow to an average height of 15 to 25 meters.
Also called the "Cannonball tree", "Sal tree" or "Ayauma tree", these plant were introduced into Malaysia from India, Sri Lanka, Guiana and North Eastern South America. The early plants in the Penang Botanical Gardens were planted in 1938. The flowers have a wonderful smell and can be used to scent perfumes and cosmetics. The large round fruit of the "Cannonball tree" has a hard thin shell filled with a soft pulp containing many seeds. The hard shells of the fruit are sometimes used as containers. A member of the Lecythidaceae family it is a large tree, that is cultivated or simply regenerates on the floodplain where it is protected by the people. It is especially coveted in the uplands, where it is often taken and planted by people who raise chickens. Growth of the tree can be slow in uplands. The trees can grow to an average height of 15 to 25 meters.
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