freshwater mangrove

Barringtonia acutangula, described by Gaertn. in 1791, is found in coastal wetland habitats. It is distributed across southern Asia and northern Australasia, including areas such as Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Pakistan, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, and Thailand. Other common names for this species include itchytree and mango-pine. The species belongs to the Lecythidaceae family, a group of flowering plants primarily found in tropical regions.