Barringtonia pauciflora

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Barringtonia pauciflora

Description

Small trees, 1-13 m tall. Leaves: Inflorescences terminal or ramiflorous racemes, pendulous, erect, 4.5-7 cm long, densely flowered; Flowers with pedicels 5-15 mm long, not articulate; Fruits ovoid, tetragonous, not winged, apex truncate, tapering at base, 3.5-4.5 by 2-3 by 2-2.5 cm. Seeds ovoid, 3 by 1.5 by 1.5 cm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Laos (Laos present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Thailand (Thailand present); Vietnam (Vietnam present)
Thailand, Laos and Vietnam; in Malesia: Peninsular Malaysia.

Notes

For differences with B. longipes see note under latter.

Citation

Payens 1967 – In: Blumea: 243
King 2013: p. 114. – In: Allertonia: f. 22
Prance 2012 – In: Kiew et al., Fl. Penins. Malaysia 3: 200
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Malay Penins.: 757
R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219: 29
Whitmore 1973 – In: Tree Fl. Malaya: 260