857 — Number of the plant
at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
► Subclass Dilleniidae
► Order Malvales
► Family Muntingiaceae
► Family (Alt) Elaeocarpaceae - Elaeocarpus family
► Family (Alt) Tiliaceae
► Genus Muntingia L. - Muntingia
Synonyms
Common names
Calabur (English)
Calabura (English)
Calabur-tree (English)
Capulin (English)
Cotton candy berry (English)
Jam tree (English)
Jamaica-cherry (English)
Manzanil (English)
Panama cherry (English)
Panama-berry (English)
Singapore cherry (English)
Strawberry-tree (English)
Bois ramier (French)
Мунтингия калабура (Russian)
Cacaniqua (Spanish)
Capulín blanco (Spanish)
Nigua (Spanish)
Natal Plum (India)
En pazham (India (Tamil))
Bolaina yamanaza (Peru (Spanish))
Description
Small white saucer-shaped flower with five delicate separated petals and a small green cone-shaped pistil surrounded by numerous tiny yellow-tipped stamens; borne singly. The small round pinkish edible fruit is included in the significance. An extremely fast-growing but short-lived tree with an umbrella crown and tomentose leaves.
