Barringtonia samoensis A.Gray

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Lecythidaceae > Barringtonia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The bark is smooth and greyish-brown. The leaves are grouped at the ends of branches. The leaves are large and shiny. They are 17-45 cm long by 10-20 cm wide. The flowering shoots are 50 cm long. There are 40 flowers. The fruit are 4-5 cm long by 2 cm wide and green when ripe.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 9.5 - 12.5
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Mature fallow forest, and in dense and open forest, or on the edge of forests; at elevations from sea level to 400 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses fuel material medicinal poison wood
Edible fruits nuts seeds
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed.
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Images

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Distribution

Barringtonia samoensis world distribution map, present in Bahrain, Moldova (Republic of), Papua New Guinea, and Samoa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:591228-1
WFO ID wfo-0000774982
COL ID 68DFW
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Synonyms

Butonica samoensis Stravadium semisutum Barringtonia confusa Barringtonia longipedicellata Barringtonia clemensii Barringtonia samoensis Barringtonia semisuta