barringtonia
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. is a tree species in the family Lecythidaceae, native to coastal swamp forests and estuarine edges in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It occurs from the east coast of Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, through Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Malesia, Maldives, Thailand, Laos, southern China, northern Australia, coastal Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and various Polynesian islands. The species was published in 1826 and is commonly known as the powder-puff tree.
Description
Barringtonia racemosa is part of the genus Barringtonia and is distributed across tropical regions including Africa, Australia, Oceania, Southern Asia, and parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Historical records indicate that drawings in Herb. Hermann 5: 212, 213, and 339 (BM) were designated as syntypes by Payens and Sangai. The species is associated with coastal and swamp habitats and is known by the common name 'barringtonia' in English and other languages.
Other common names
brackwater mangrovecassowary-pinefreshwater mangrovepowderpuff-treemango-pinemangobarkcornbeefwoodDerbyshire-pinefish-poison-treeChina-pinebarringtoniacassowary pinemango pine
Distribution
TW · Africa · Australia · Oceania · Southern Asia · KM · Global · Andaman Is. · Bangladesh · Bismarck Archipelago · Borneo · Cambodia · Caroline Is. · Christmas I. · Comoros · Fiji · Hainan · India · Jawa · Kenya · KwaZulu-Natal · Laos · Madagascar · Malaya · Maluku · Marianas · Mozambique Channel I · Mozambique · Myanmar · Nansei-shoto
Synonyms
Huttum racemosumMichelia zeylanicaMichelia timorensisMenichea rosataMichelia apiculataMichelia rosataMegadendron pallidumMegadendron ambiguumMichelia racemosaStravadium racemosumStravadium obtusangulumStravadium albumBarringtonia apiculataBarringtonia afraBarringtonia celebesensisBarringtonia ceramensisBarringtonia ceylanicaBarringtonia elongataBarringtonia inclytaBarringtonia lageniformisBarringtonia longiracemosaBarringtonia obtusangulaBarringtonia pallidaBarringtonia racemosa var. elongataBarringtonia racemosa var. minorBarringtonia racemosa var. proceraBarringtonia racemosa var. subcuneataBarringtonia rosariaBarringtonia rosataBarringtonia rumphiana