Barringtonia monticola

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Barringtonia monticola

Description

Monocaulous treelets, to 4 m tall. Leaves in a single whorl in mature trees; Inflorescences cauliflorous, pendulous, 22-35 cm long; Flowers borne on short bosses; Fruits ovoid, 3-5 by c. 4 cm, dark red when mature, slightly tetragonous, not tapered, not winged, exterior rugose when dry, with short pedicel 2-3 mm long, with concave calyx area at apex.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Eastern Highlands present, Morobe Province present, Papua New Guinea present, Western present
Malesia: Papua New Guinea (Western, Eastern Highlands, Morobe Provinces).

Citation

Prance 2013: p. 58. – In: Allertonia: f. 29