Barringtonia novae-hiberniae subsp. novae-hiberniae
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Description
Small trees, 5-20 m tall.
Leaves:
Inflorescences terminal racemes, pendulous, pulverulent or glabrous, 20-47 cm, c. 30- flowered.
Flowers sessile or with pedicels 2-10 mm long;
Fruits subtetragonous, broadly obovoid, 7-8-ribbed, truncate, tapering to base, 4-7.5 by 1.5-3.5 by 2-3 cm.
Seeds ovoid or spindle-shaped, fissured, 2-4 by 1-1.75 cm.
Distribution
Admiralty Is present, Asia-Tropical: Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present, Misima I present, New Britain present, New Ireland present, Santa Cruz Is present, Seram present, Solomon Is present, Vanuatu present
Solomon Is., Santa Cruz Is., Vanuatu; in Malesia: Moluccas (Seram), New Guinea (island plus Admiralty Is., Misima I., New Ireland, New Britain).