Barringtonia serenae
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Description
Trees, leptocaul, c. 20 m tall, upright, c. 25 cm diam.
Leaves in whorls of 8-11(-16) at branch apices only, in upper half of internodes;
Inflorescences lateral, from old leaf axils of branches, to 4 cm diam., rarely terminal on leafless shoots, pendulous, solitary to clusters of 3-5, each arising in old leaf axils;
Flowers 20-28, opening 1-3 at a time;
Fruits unknown.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Madang Province present, Papua New Guinea present
Malesia: Papua New Guinea, only known from two collections from Madang Province.