Barringtonia procera

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Description

Small trees, 7-15 m tall. Leaves: Inflorescences terminal spikes, pendulous, 30-80 cm long, densely flowered with up to 120 flowers; Flowers sessile; Fruits cylindrical, 8-sided, hooked near base on alternate ribs, 6-7.5 by 3-4 by 3-3.5 cm. Seeds ovoid, slightly fissured, 3-3.5 by 1-2 cm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, New Britain present, New Ireland present, Papua New Guinea present, Solomon Is present, Vanuatu present

Solomon Is., Vanuatu; in Malesia: Papua New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland.

Uses

Seeds edible, commonly planted around villages or grown in plantations.

Notes

For differences with B. lumina see note under latter.

Citation

Lauterb. 1922 – In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. p 350

R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219. p 24

K.Schum. 1895 – In: Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin. p 54

Lauterb. & K.Schum. 1900: Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee. p 463

R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219. p 37

Prance 2013: p. 67. – In: Allertonia. f. 16, 17, 40, 41

Guillaumin 1948 – In: Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille. p 38

Lauterb. 1922 – In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. p 349

E.Walker 1948: For. British Solomon Is. Protect. p 131

Payens 1967 – In: Blumea. p 223

Peekel 1945: Ill. Fl. Bism. Arch: 1287. f. 1286