Grow in All Seasons, Minimum Care Required, Growing Difficulty- Very Easy Grow Easily In Indian Climate, Grow Year Round The flower was named as Naga Lingam.The trees are grown extensively in Shiva temples in India. In Hindi it is called Shiv Kamal and also known as Kailaspati. It is called the Nagalingam tree in Talugu. The flowers are called Shivalinga flowers in Hindi; Nagalinga Pushpa in Telugu; Nagamalli flowers or Mallikarjuna flowers in Telugu. Hindus revere it as a sacred tree because the petals of the flower resemble the hood of the Naga, a sacred snake, protecting a Shiva Lingam, the stigma. It has a large oval shape structure with short stamens at the base of the flower, these short stamens give the appearance of a cluster of “Lingams,” a symbol of Lord Shiva. A large snake head shaped structure covers the Lingams below as if it is protecting the Lingams. Both snake and Lingam are sacred symbols for Hindus; no wonder these flowers are sold at a premier price at Hindu temples as offering to God. The trees are grown extensively in Shiva temples in India. . The flowers are called 'Shivalinga flowers',. It is considered a sacred tree among Hindus because the flower resembles a nagam or a sacred . Medicinal uses To treat skin diseases, malaria, and toothache. The Nagalinga or Shiva Linga tree has been grown widely in Shiva temples across India. In Hindi, it is also called Shiv Kamal or Kailaspati. Other names are the Nagalingam in Tamil, Nagalinga Pushpa in Kannada, Nagamalli or Mallikarjunaflowers in Telugu. Hindus have revered it as a sacred tree for thousands of years. Interestingly the petals of the Naga Linga flower resemble the hood a snake. In English, it is known as Cannonball tree. The tree is named because of its fruits that look like a cannonball. The tree produces large, spherical fruits. The Cannonball Tree was named botanically as Couroupita guaiane NSIS by the French botanist J.F. Aublet in the year 1755.