Couroupita nicaraguensis

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Bala De Cañón
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Couroupita
Species: C. nicaraguensis
Binomial name
Couroupita nicaraguensis
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The Bala De Cañón, Coco De Mono, Paraíso, Zapote De Mico, or Zapote De Mono (Couroupita nicaraguensis) is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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