Barringtonia racemosa

Barringtonia racemosa
Barringtonia racemosa flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Lecythidaceae
Genus:	Barringtonia
Species:	B. racemosa
Binomial name
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.
Synonyms
Barringtonia apiculata (Miers) R.Knuth [Illegitimate] Barringtonia caffra (Miers) E.Mey. ex R.Knuth Barringtonia caffra E. Mey. Barringtonia celebesensis R.Knuth Barringtonia ceramensis R.Knuth Barringtonia ceylanica (Miers) Gardner ex C.B.Clarke Barringtonia elongata Korth. Barringtonia excelsa A.Gray Barringtonia inclyta Miers ex B.D.Jacks. [Invalid] Barringtonia lageniformis Merr. & L.M.Perry Barringtonia longiracemosa C.T.White Barringtonia obtusangula (Blume) R.Knuth Barringtonia pallida (Miers) Koord. & Valeton Barringtonia racemosa Oliv. Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Blume ex DC. Barringtonia racemosa var. elongata (Korth.) Blume Barringtonia racemosa var. minor Blume Barringtonia racemosa var. procera Blume Barringtonia racemosa var. subcuneata Miq. Barringtonia rosaria Oken Barringtonia rosata (Sonn.) R.Knuth Barringtonia rumphiana (Miers) R.Knuth Barringtonia salomonensis Rech. Barringtonia stravadium Blanco Barringtonia terrestris (Miers) R.Knuth Barringtonia timorensis Blume Butonica alba (Pers.) Miers [Illegitimate] Butonica apiculata Miers Butonica caffra Miers Butonica ceylanica Miers Butonica inclyta Miers Butonica racemosa (L.) Juss. Butonica rosata (Sonn.) Miers Butonica rumphiana Miers Butonica terrestris Miers Caryophyllus racemosus (L.) Stokes Eugenia racemosa L. Huttum racemosum (L.) Britten Megadendron ambiguum Miers Megadendron pallidum Miers Menichea rosata Sonn. Michelia apiculata (Miers) Kuntze Michelia ceylanica (Miers) Kuntze Michelia racemosa (L.) Kuntze Michelia rosata (Sonn.) Kuntze Michelia timorensis (Blume) Kuntze Stravadium album Pers. [Illegitimate] Stravadium obtusangulum Blume Stravadium racemosum (L.) Sweet Stravadium rubrum DC. [Illegitimate] [1]

Barringtonia racemosa (powder-puff tree, Afrikaans: pooeierkwasboom, Zulu: Iboqo,^[2] Malay: Putat) is a tree in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in coastal swamp forests and on the edges of estuaries in the Indian Ocean, starting at the east coast of Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, southern China, northern Australia, coastal Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands and many Polynesian islands.^[3]

The Powder-puff tree is a protected tree in South Africa.^[2]

Gallery

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  Flowers and foliage

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  New leaves

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  Fruit

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  Young leaves

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  Roots in stream bank

See also

• List of Southern African indigenous trees

References

1. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-313527
2. "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. 3 May 2013.
3. "Australian plant common name database". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-08-19.

Notes

• Pooley, E. (1993). The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. ISBN 0-620-17697-0.

External links

• http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/barringrac.htm
• http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/af/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=307
• Australian Institute of Marine Science - Field Guide to the Mangroves of Queensland