Barringtonia filirachis

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Barringtonia filirachis

Description

Small trees, to 8 m tall. Leaves: Inflorescences terminal racemes, pendulous, 3-35 cm long; Flowers with short pedicels 4-8 mm long; Fruits tetragonous, distinctly 4-winged, truncate, tapering at base, c. 2.5 by 0.5 by 0.5-0.75 cm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present)
Malesia: Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.

Citation

Whitmore 1973 – In: Tree Fl. Malaya: 259
Payens 2013: p. 49. – In: Allertonia: f. 2
Prance 2012 – In: Kiew et al., Fl. Penins. Malaysia 3: 190