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Barringtonia acutangula

(L.) Gaertn. (1791)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Barringtonia acutangula subsp. acutangula

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 97 (1791)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Barringtonia acutangula Koloa, NTBG, Mascarene section, W side, Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen 4 m shrub, spreading; flower green calyx and hypanthium, petals pink, filaments red, not fragrant, 1 pm Lorence, D.H. 8801 Kauai BISH 2001-09-25
2 Barringtonia acutangula Koloa District; Lawai Valley. The National Tropical Botanical Garden. Medicinal section, just east of Lawai Stream Cultivated plants Preserved_Specimen Shrub 3 m, full and densely branching. Leaves with significant insect damage, holes in leaves, petioles red. Flowers fragrant, pink flowers, calyx green. Collected at 9:30 am Foley, E.K. 12293 Kauai BISH 2005-12-07
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