It's in the Lecythidaceae, which isn't the best-known of families, though
Barringtonia and Bertholletia are fairly well-known genera.

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"Iris Cohen" wrote in message
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or Cocos nucifera calling Couroupita guianensis a menace

I'm not that familiar with the cannonball tree. What family is it in? The
flowers are pretty, but I'd hate to have one of those fruits fall on me.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
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