garlic-pear

Crateva religiosa is a species of flowering tree found in tropical Asia and various South Pacific islands. It is sometimes called the spider tree because of the long, spidery stamens in its flowers. The tree is cultivated in regions such as Africa for its fruit. It belongs to the Capparaceae family and was first described in 1786 by G.Forst. Its distribution includes areas such as Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, the East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, and Maluku, among others.