Barringtonia scortechinii

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Description

Small to large trees, 2-40 m tall. Leaves: Inflorescences ramiflorous or rarely terminal spikes, pendulous, 13-70 cm long, with up to 65 flowers, rachis 3-7 mm diam., accrescent, often fissured, slightly pubescent; Flowers sessile; Fruits tetragonous with distinct wings on edges when young, later ovoid with 8 ridges, 10-12 by 3-5 by 3-5 cm. Seeds single, ovoid, tetragonous, 3-6 cm long.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present)

Thailand; in Malesia: Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo.

Uses

Fruit and bark used as a fish poison. Wood used for timber.

Citation

Whitmore 1973 – In: Tree Fl. Malaya. p 262

Corner 1940 – In: Wayside Trees Malaya. p 355

Payens 1967 – In: Blumea. p 233

Prance 2012 – In: Kiew et al., Fl. Penins. Malaysia 3. p 208

R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219. p 30

Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Malay Penins. p 757

Burkill 1935 – In: Dict. Econ. Prod. Malay Penins. p 306

King 2013: p. 118. – In: Allertonia. f. 18