Gustavia augusta is an evergreen, slow growing tree of medium size. Large, deep green leaves are attractive and grow densely. Flowers are large and are pink coloured. It is native to South America. In some countries it is called as Heaven Lotus. This tree also belongs to family of Kailashpati कैलाशपती or Cannonball tree. Scientifically the family is called ‘Lecythidaceae’.
The tree is propagated with seeds. The fruit is size of about chicken egg and contains as many as 10 to 16 seeds. Propagation is mainly with sowing seeds. Seeds take about 30 days to sprout. I also tried air layering. However, it took 5 years for the air layered branch to form roots.
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| Gustavia augusta |
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| Gustavia augusta |
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| Gustavia augusta |
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| Gustavia augusta |
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| Gustavia augusta, white flower variety |
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| Foilage of Gustavia augusta |
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| Fruit |
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| Seeds in a fruit |
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| Seeds |
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| A stem rooted 5 years after air layering |
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