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WRA Species Report Family: Lecythidaceae Taxon: Couroupita guianensis Synonym: Couratari pedicellaris Rizzini Common Name: cannonball tree Couroupita acreensis R.Knuth bala de cañon Couroupita antillana Miers Couroupita froesii R.Knuth Questionaire : current 20090513 Assessor: Assessor Designation: L Status: Assessor Approved Data Entry Person: Assessor WRA Score 1 101 Is the species highly domesticated? y=-3, n=0 n 102 Has the species become naturalized where grown? y=1, n=-1 103 Does the species have weedy races? y=1, n=-1 201 Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) - If island is primarily wet habitat, then (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2- High substitute "wet tropical" for "tropical or subtropical" high) (See Appendix 2) 202 Quality of climate match data (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2- High high) (See Appendix 2) 203 Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility) y=1, n=0 n 204 Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or subtropical climates y=1, n=0 y 205 Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural range? y=-2, ?=-1, n=0 y 301 Naturalized beyond native range y = 1*multiplier (see Appendix 2), n= question 205 302 Garden/amenity/disturbance weed n=0, y = 1*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 303 Agricultural/forestry/horticultural weed n=0, y = 2*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 304 Environmental weed n=0, y = 2*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 305 Congeneric weed n=0, y = 1*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 401 Produces spines, thorns or burrs y=1, n=0 n 402 Allelopathic y=1, n=0 n 403 Parasitic y=1, n=0 n 404 Unpalatable to grazing animals y=1, n=-1 405 Toxic to animals y=1, n=0 n 406 Host for recognized pests and pathogens y=1, n=0 407 Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans y=1, n=0 y 408 Creates a fire hazard in natural ecosystems y=1, n=0 n 409 Is a shade tolerant plant at some stage of its life cycle y=1, n=0 Print Date: 10/27/2013 Couroupita guianensis (Lecythidaceae) Page 1 of 7 410 Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions (or limestone conditions if not a volcanic island) y=1, n=0 y 411 Climbing or smothering growth habit y=1, n=0 n 412 Forms dense thickets y=1, n=0 n 501 Aquatic y=5, n=0 n 502 Grass y=1, n=0 n 503 Nitrogen fixing woody plant y=1, n=0 n 504 Geophyte (herbaceous with underground storage organs -- bulbs, corms, or tubers) y=1, n=0 n 601 Evidence of substantial reproductive failure in native habitat y=1, n=0 n 602 Produces viable seed y=1, n=-1 y 603 Hybridizes naturally y=1, n=-1 604 Self-compatible or apomictic y=1, n=-1 y 605 Requires specialist pollinators y=-1, n=0 n 606 Reproduction by vegetative fragmentation y=1, n=-1 y 607 Minimum generative time (years) 1 year = 1, 2 or 3 years = 0, >3 4+ years = -1 701 Propagules likely to be dispersed unintentionally (plants growing in heavily trafficked y=1, n=-1 n areas) 702 Propagules dispersed intentionally by people y=1, n=-1 y 703 Propagules likely to disperse as a produce contaminant y=1, n=-1 n 704 Propagules adapted to wind dispersal y=1, n=-1 n 705 Propagules water dispersed y=1, n=-1 706 Propagules bird dispersed y=1, n=-1 n 707 Propagules dispersed by other animals (externally) y=1, n=-1 n 708 Propagules survive passage through the gut y=1, n=-1 y 801 Prolific seed production (>1000/m2) y=1, n=-1 802 Evidence that a persistent propagule bank is formed (>1 yr) y=1, n=-1 n 803 Well controlled by herbicides y=-1, n=1 804 Tolerates, or benefits from, mutilation, cultivation, or fire y=1, n=-1 805 Effective natural enemies present locally (e.g. introduced biocontrol agents) y=-1, n=1 Designation: L WRA Score 1 Print Date: 10/27/2013 Couroupita guianensis (Lecythidaceae) Page 2 of 7 Supporting Data: 101 2012. Lim, T.K.. Edible Medicinal and Non- [Is the species highly domesticated? No] No evidence Medicinal Plants. Volume 3, Fruits. Springer, New York 102 2013. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. NA 103 2013. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. NA 201 2012. Lim, T.K.. Edible Medicinal and Non- [Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) 2-High] "Cannonball tree is Medicinal Plants. Volume 3, Fruits. Springer, New indigenous to the tropical rainforest of north-eastern South America, especially in York the Amazon Basin." 202 2012. Lim, T.K.. Edible Medicinal and Non- [Quality of climate match data 2-High] Medicinal Plants. Volume 3, Fruits. Springer, New York 203 2006. Brown, S.H.. Couroupita guianensis. [Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility)? No] "Zone: 10a - 12b, 28°F University of Florida, IFAS Extension, Gainesville, minimum" FL http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/Couroup itaGuianensisCannonballTree.pdf. 203 2012. Lim, T.K.. Edible Medicinal and Non- [Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility)? No] "C. guianensis is a Medicinal Plants. Volume 3, Fruits. Springer, New hygrophyte and heliophyte. It is most frequently found in wet areas of lowland York forests and river banks subjected to periodic flooding. Although a plant of moist soils, it thrives under dry conditions." 204 2012. Lim, T.K.. Edible Medicinal and Non- [Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or subtropical climates? Yes] Medicinal Plants. Volume 3, Fruits. Springer, New "Cannonball tree is indigenous to the tropical rainforest of north-eastern South York America, especially in the Amazon Basin." 205 1990. Mori, S.A. et al.. Lecythidaceae Pt 2. The [Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural Zygomorphic-Flowered New World Genera range? Yes] "Couroupita guianensis is widely cultivated outside its native range" (Couroupita, Corythophora, Bertholletia, Couratari, Eschweilera, & Lecythis), With a Study of 2ndary Xylem of Neotropical Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica. 21(2): 1-373. 205 2012. Lim, T.K.. Edible Medicinal and Non- [Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural Medicinal Plants. Volume 3, Fruits. Springer, New range? Yes] "The tree is planted in gardens elsewhere in the tropics such as in York India and Thailand Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, United States, Venezuela. The species is frequently planted as a botanical curiosity in other tropical and subtropical botanical gardens in many parts of the world." 301 2000. Liogier, A.H./ Martorell, L.F.. Flora of [Naturalized beyond native range? No] "A rare ornamental tree planted and Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic persistent in parks and gardens, Puerto Rico; a native to tropical south America, synopsis. Second Edition Revised. La Editorial, planted in the tropics." UPR, San Juan, Puerto Rico 301 2007. McCormack, G.. Cook Islands Biodiversity [Naturalized beyond native range Not in Cook Islands] "COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Database, Version 2007.2.. Cook Islands Natural Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands" Heritage Trust, Rarotonga http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org 301 2012. Randall, R.P.. A Global Compendium of [Naturalized beyond native range? Unconfirmed reports of naturalization] Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 301 2012. Wagner, W.L./Herbst, D.R./Khan, N./Flynn, [Naturalized beyond native range? No evidence in Hawaiian Islands] T.. Hawaiian Vascular Plant Updates: A Supplement to the Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai`i & Hawai`i's Ferns & Fern Allies. http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaii anflora/supplement.htm 302 2006. Brown, S.H.. Couroupita guianensis. [Garden/amenity/disturbance weed? No, but could create yard maintenance University of Florida, IFAS Extension, Gainesville, problems] "This tree is not recommended for small yards. If properly placed, you FL will not need to prune it but you should expect many fallen leaves and potential http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/Couroup damage from the heavy fallen fruits." itaGuianensisCannonballTree.pdf. 303 2012. Randall, R.P.. A Global Compendium of [Agricultural/forestry/horticultural weed? No] No evidence Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia Print Date: 10/27/2013 Couroupita guianensis (Lecythidaceae) Page 3 of 7 304 2012. Randall, R.P.. A Global Compendium of [Environmental weed? No] No evidence Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 305 2012. Randall, R.P.. A Global Compendium of [Congeneric weed? No] No evidence Weeds. 2nd Edition. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 401 2012. Lim, T.K.. Edible Medicinal and Non- [Produces spines, thorns or burrs? No] "Cannonball tree is a large deciduous, Medicinal Plants. Volume 3, Fruits. Springer, New unbuttressed tropical tree, growing to 35 m high. Leaves occur in clusters at the York ends of the branches on 0.5–3 cm long petioles; lamina simple, narrowly obovate to elliptic, 8–30(−57) cm by 3–10 cm, glabrous on upper surface, pubescent on veins on lower surface, base cuneate and apex acute to acuminate, margin entire with 15–25 pairs of secondary veins." 402 2003. Fujii, Y./Parvez, S. S./Parvez, [Allelopathic? No] "Table 1. Screening of leaf litter of 239 medicinal plant species M.M./Ohmae, Y./Iida, O.. Screening of 239 under different families using the sandwich method" [Couroupita guianensis does medicinal plant species for allelopathic activity not exhibit stronger inhibitory activity greater than the mean] using the sandwich method. Weed Biology and Management. 3: 233–241. 403 2012. Lim, T.K.. Edible Medicinal and Non- [Parasitic? No] "Cannonball tree is a large deciduous, unbuttressed tropical tree, Medicinal Plants. Volume 3, Fruits. Springer, New growing to 35 m high." York 404 2012. Lim, T.K.. Edible Medicinal and Non- [Unpalatable to grazing animals? Unknown if foliage is palatable] "The pulp of the Medicinal Plants.
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