Barringtonia acutangula subsp. spicata (Blume) Payens

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 3-18 m tall. The trunk is straight and branched near the base. The smaller branches are thick and crooked and angular. The leaves are alternate with short stalks. The leaves are oblong or sword shaped. They are 6-25 cm long by 2-10 cm wide. They have teeth around the edge. The flowers are pink and without stalks. They are in slender spikes.
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Shrub or small trees. Flowers sessile. Fruits almost globular, 4-or 8-ribbed or slightly winged.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 18.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. In Java it grows in the lowlands and to 400 m above sea level. It is often near water.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The young leaves are eaten. They are often eaten with fish.
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Uses Leaves are edible and eaten as a vegetable in Java.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Abortifacient (unspecified), Itch (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Contraceptive (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Barringtonia acutangula subsp. spicata world distribution map, present in India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77188355-1
WFO ID wfo-0000774813
COL ID KSF6
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Michelia horsfieldii Stravadium globosum Stravadium horsfieldii Barringtonia dentata Barringtonia spicata Barringtonia winkleri Michelia spicata Stravadium spicatum Stravadium lucidum Barringtonia globosa Barringtonia horsfieldii Barringtonia acutangula subsp. spicata