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Heaven Lotus

Local Name	:	Heaven Lotus
Botanical Name	:	Gustavia augusta L.
Common Name	:	Heaven Lotus
Family	:	Lecythidaceae
Distribution	:	It is widely cultivated throughout India including Odisha. Native to South America, including Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, and Brazil.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is an evergreen tree with a small, pyramid-shaped crown. It produces showy, fragrant flowers with large fruit.

Descriptions

It is a medium to large-sized tree. Leaves are large, glossy, entire, and simple. They are arranged spirally along the stems and are elliptic to obovate in shape. Flowers are large, showy, fragrant, white or pink in color, with numerous petals arranged in several whorls. There is a crown of long, sterile, pink stamens. The fertile stamens are the yellow, short stamens in the middle. Fruits are large, ellipsoid, or spherical, depressed.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

April-July

Use(s)

Wood is used as a timber and this plant is also used for ornamental purposes.