Couroupita nicaraguarensis

Bala De Cañón
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Lecythidaceae
Genus:	Couroupita
Species:	C. nicaraguarensis
Binomial name
Couroupita nicaraguarensis DC.

The Bala De Cañón, Coco De Mono, Paraíso, Zapote De Mico, or Zapote De Mono (Couroupita nicaraguarensis, the epithet often spelled as nicaraguensis) is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss. In Puerto Rico, the only place it is found at is Toa Alta, Puerto Rico.

Source

• Mitré, M. 1998. Couroupita nicaraguensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.