Barringtonia pinnifolia

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Barringtonia pinnifolia

Description

Small trees, to 7 m tall, branching. Leaves clustered at branch ends; Inflorescences cauliflorous and ramiflorous, pendulous, emerging below leaves, 50-65 cm long with sparse flowers; Flowers with pedicels 3-6 mm long; Fruits obovoid, c. 2.3 by 1.5-2.5 cm, red, tapering towards both ends, persistent rim of calyx present.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Papua New Guinea present
Malesia: Papua New Guinea.

Citation

Prance 2013: p. 66. – In: Allertonia: f. 14