Barringtonia papuana

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Barringtonia papuana

Description

Small trees, 3-10 m tall. Leaves clustered and tufted at branch ends; Inflorescences cauliflorous or ramiflorous racemes, more or less erect, 3-14 cm long, with c. 10 flowers; Flowers with pedicels 2-3 cm long; Fruits ovoid, c. 6 cm long by 3 cm, exocarp shortly yellow-brown appressed pubescent, not ridged or grooved, endocarp c. 3 mm thick, 1-seeded.

Distribution

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

Uses

The bark is used as a fish poison by Maian natives.

Citation

R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219: 23
Payens 1967 – In: Blumea: 209
Lauterb. 1922 – In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst.: 349
Prance 2013: p. 64. – In: Allertonia: f. 7, 15
Lauterb. 1912 – In: Nova Guinea: 845