Barringtonia macrostachya
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Description
Shrubs or trees, 4-30 m tall.
Leaves:
Inflorescences terminal or ramiflorous spikes, pendulous with c. 60 flowers, 10-75 cm long;
Flowers sessile;
Fruits obovoid, tetragonous, 5.5-9 by 2-4 by 2-3.5 cm, at most with 4 ribs, mostly with convex sides, dull.
Seeds single, ovoid, 3-4.5 cm long.
Distribution
Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Maluku (Maluku present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present); Vietnam (Vietnam present), Myanmar present
China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam; in Malesia: Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, Moluccas.
Uses
Paste made from the roots used to treat sore eyes and also ring worm. Bark used as a fish poison.
Citation
Brandis 1906: Indian Trees, ed. 1: 330
Gagnep. 1921: p. 858. – In: M.H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 2: f. 94
Wight & Arn. 1834 – In: Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient.: 333
King 1901 – In: J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Bengal: 137
R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219: 29
Walp. 1939 – In: Ann. Bot. Syst.: 31
Miq. 1855 – In: Fl. Ned. Ind.: 490
Merr. 1916 – In: Philipp. J. Sci., Bot.: 295
Craib 1931 – In: Fl. Siam.: 670
R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219: 31
Hundley & U Chit Ko Ko 1961: List Trees Shrubs Burma, ed. 3: 107
Payens 1967 – In: Blumea: 244
DC. 1828 – In: Prodr.: 295
Prance 2012 – In: Kiew et al., Fl. Penins. Malaysia 3: 197
Kurz 1877 – In: Forest Fl. Burma: 498
Holthuis & H.J.Lam 1942 – In: Blumea: 143, 217
R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219: 31
Kurz 1877 – In: J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Bengal: 71
H.N.Qin & Prance 2007 – In: Fl. China: 294
Merr. 1952 – In: J. Arnold Arbor. 33: 218
Merr. 1921: Bibliogr. Enum. Born. Pl.: 419
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R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219: 30
C.B.Clarke 1879 – In: Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 509
Jack 1830 – In: Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc.: 88
Jack 1843 – In: Calcutta J. Nat. Hist.: 305
Burkill 1935 – In: Dict. Econ. Prod. Malay Penins.: 307
Nied. 1892 – In: Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3: 33
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Malay Penins.: 758
Burkill 1935 – In: Dict. Econ. Prod. Malay Penins.: 305
Corner 1940 – In: Wayside Trees Malaya: 355
R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219: 32
Merr. 1923 – In: Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl.: 142