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Barringtonia asiatica

(L.) Kurz (1875)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Lecythidaceae Genus: Barringtonia

hotu, shaving brush tree

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lalo (French Frigate Shoals) Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Prelim. Rep. Forest Pegu, App. A: lxv (1875)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Barringtonia asiatica Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Tall, large tree. Fls. picked up from ground: 4 white petals; stamens 4 in. long, upper in. rose, rest white, anthers yellow. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-05-13
2 Barringtonia asiatica Foster Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen medium sized tree, fls. white, 13 cm diam. Iltis, H.H. 37 Oahu BISH 1967-06-08
3 Barringtonia asiatica Honolulu, Foster Botanic Gardens Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 62225 Oahu BISH 1962-01-07
4 Barringtonia asiatica Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Leaves and fruit Miyashiro, Y. Oahu BISH 1962-03-03
5 Barringtonia asiatica Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Leaves, part of flower showing calyx and ovary--lvs. and fls. picked up from ground. 1 Fruit with large spms. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-10-10
6 Barringtonia asiatica Foster Gardens, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. 219 Oahu BISH 1945-10-10
7 Barringtonia asiatica Tern Islet Preserved_Specimen Svihla, A. French Frigate Shoals BISH 1956-02-11
8 Barringtonia asiatica Honolulu, University Club, cor. Hotel and Richards Sts Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-10-29
9 Barringtonia asiatica unknown Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. BISH 1864-01-01
10 Barringtonia asiatica Oahu Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-10-10
11 Barringtonia asiatica unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
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