Barringtonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus with this name in 1775.[2][3] It is native to Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1][4] The genus name commemorates Daines Barrington.[2][5]
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| B. acutangula in flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Barringtonioidea |
| Genus: | Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., conserved name |
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Description
editPlants in this genus are evergreen trees or shrubs, which may be deciduous or semi-deciduous. Leaves are entire or toothed. Inflorescences are erect or pendulous racemes, either terminal, axillary, or cauliflorus. The calyx has 4 or 5 lobes, petals number between 3 and 6. Stamens are numerous, arranged in 3 to 8 whorls. Ovaries are 2 to 4 locular, with 2 to 8 ovules per locule. The fruit may be obovate, ellipsoid or fusiform, and may be angled or winged. They contain one large seed.[6][7]
Species list
editThe following is a list of all 72 species of Barringtonia accepted by Plants of the World Online as of June 2024[update]:[1]
- Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. − India, SE Asia, Afghanistan, New Guinea, Queensland
- Barringtonia apiculata Lauterb. − Sulawesi, New Guinea
- Barringtonia ashtonii Payens − Borneo
- Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz − India, Madagascar, SE Asia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, various islands of the Pacific & Indian Oceans
- Barringtonia augusta Kurz − Indochina
- Barringtonia belagaensis Chantar. − Sarawak
- Barringtonia calyptrata (Miers) R.Br. ex Benth. − New Guinea, Queensland
- Barringtonia calyptrocalyx K.Schum. − New Guinea, New Britain
- Barringtonia chaniana (Whitmore) Prance − Peninsular Malaysia
- Barringtonia chantaranoi Prance − Borneo
- Barringtonia conoidea Griff. − Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia
- Barringtonia corneri Kiew & K.M.Wong − Peninsular Malaysia
- Barringtonia curranii Merr. − Sarawak, Sabah, Palawan
- Barringtonia edulis Seem. − Fiji, Vanuatu
- Barringtonia filirachis Payens − Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra
- Barringtonia fusicarpa Hu − China
- Barringtonia fusiformis King − Peninsular Malaysia
- Barringtonia gigantostachya Koord. & Valeton − Java
- Barringtonia glomerata Prance − Peninsular Malaysia
- Barringtonia hallieri R.Knuth − Borneo
- Barringtonia havilandii Ridl. − Borneo
- Barringtonia integrifolia (Montrouz.) Schltr. − New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands
- Barringtonia jebbiana Takeuchi - New Guinea
- Barringtonia josephstaalensis W.N.Takeuchi − New Guinea
- Barringtonia khaoluangensis Chantar. − Thailand
- Barringtonia lanceolata (Ridl.) Payens − Borneo
- Barringtonia latiffiana (El-Sherif) Prance − Pulau Langkawi
- Barringtonia lauterbachii R.Knuth − New Guinea
- Barringtonia laxiflora Thammar., Pornp. & Chantar. − Vietnam
- Barringtonia longifolia Schltr. − New Caledonia
- Barringtonia longipes Gagnep. − Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia
- Barringtonia longisepala Payens − Brunei, Sabah
- Barringtonia lumina Jebb & Prance − New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Barringtonia macrocarpa Hassk. − Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra
- Barringtonia macrostachya (Jack) Kurz − SE Asia, Southern China, New Guinea
- Barringtonia magnifolia Prance − Maluku
- Barringtonia maxwelliana (Whitmore) Prance − Bukit Larut
- Barringtonia monticola Jebb & Prance − Papua New Guinea
- Barringtonia neocaledonica Vieill. − New Caledonia
- Barringtonia niedenzuana (K.Schum.) R.Knuth − Sulawesi, Maluku Islands, Papuasia
- Barringtonia norshamiae Prance − Peninsular Malaysia
- Barringtonia novae-hiberniae Lauterb. − Huon Peninsula, Papuasia
- Barringtonia palawanensis Chantar. − Palawan
- Barringtonia papeh Lauterb. − Papuasia
- Barringtonia papuana Lauterb. − New Guinea
- Barringtonia parkinsonii Thammar. − Myanmar
- Barringtonia pauciflora King − Perak
- Barringtonia payensiana Whitmore − Perak, Selangor
- Barringtonia pendula (Griff.) Kurz − Yunnan, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra
- Barringtonia pinnifolia Jebb & Prance − Papua New Guinea
- Barringtonia procera (Miers) R.Knuth − Papuasia, Vanuatu
- Barringtonia pseudoglomerata Chantar. − Sarawak, Sabah
- Barringtonia pterita Merr. − Philippines
- Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. − E & SE Africa, S & SE Asia, S China, Queensland, various islands of the Pacific & Indian Oceans
- Barringtonia reticulata (Blume) Miq. − Andaman & Nicobar, W Indonesia, Philippines
- Barringtonia revoluta Merr. − Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
- Barringtonia ridsdalei Chantar. − Palawan
- Barringtonia rimata Chantar. − Peninsular Malaysia, S Thailand
- Barringtonia samoensis A.Gray − Samoa, Micronesia, New Guinea, Maluku, Sulawesi
- Barringtonia sanimiranii Rohana & Latiff. − Peninsular Malaysia
- Barringtonia sarawakensis Chantar. − Sarawak
- Barringtonia sarcostachys (Blume) Miq. − Sumatra, Borneo
- Barringtonia schmidtii Warb. ex Craib. − Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
- Barringtonia scortechinii King − Peninsular Malaysia, S Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra
- Barringtonia seaturae H.B.Guppy − Fiji
- Barringtonia serenae Jebb & Prance − Papua New Guinea
- Barringtonia tagala Jebb & Prance − Papua New Guinea
- Barringtonia terengganuensis Chantar. − Terengganu
- Barringtonia thailandica Thammar., Pornp. & Chantar. − eastern Thailand
- Barringtonia tomentosa Thammar., Pornp. & Chantar. − Vietnam
- Barringtonia waasii Chantar. − Sri Lanka
- Barringtonia zainudiniana (El-Sherif & Latiff) Prance − Kedah
Gallery
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Flowers of B. asiatica -
Flowers of B. racemosa -
Fruit of B. neocaledonica -
Fruit of B. racemosa -
Fruit of B. asiatica
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b Forster, Johann Reinhold; Forster, Georg (1776). Characteres generum plantarum, quas in itinere ad insulas maris Australis, : collegerunt, descripserunt, delinearunt, annis (in Latin). London. p. 76. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Tropicos, Barringtonia J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 13 Page 293 玉蕊属 yu rui shu Barringtonia J. R. Forster & G. Forster, Char. Gen. Pl. 38. 1775.
- ^ Charnock, Richard Stephen (1866). Verba nominalia; or, Words derived from proper names. London: Trübner & co. p. 16.
- ^ Henderson, R.J.F.; Kodela, P.G. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Barringtonia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Barringtonia". Flora of China (eFloras). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
External links
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Media related to Barringtonia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Barringtonia at Wikispecies- View a map of recorded sightings of Barringtonia at the GBIF website
- View observations of Barringtonia on iNaturalist
