Barringtonia longipes
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Description
Trees, to 5 m tall, twigs 2-5 mm diam.
Leaves:
Inflorescences terminal racemes, pendulous, 30-40 cm long;
Flowers with pedicels 6-11 mm long;
Fruits tetragonous, obovate, 5-6.5 by 2-3 cm, tapered to both ends, not winged, exocarp glabrous, calyx persistent.
Seeds unknown.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Cambodia (Cambodia present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Thailand (Thailand present); Vietnam (Vietnam present), Terengganu present
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam; in Malesia: Peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu).
Notes
This species was included in B. pauciflora by Payens (). While they are similar and related, I follow Chantaronothai (1995) who reinstated this as a species. It differs from B. pauciflora in the long thin, pendulous inflorescence and the pedicellate flowers. Barringtonia pauciflora has a short erect inflorescence, a rare feature in the genus.