Barringtonia calyptrocalyx

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Barringtonia calyptrocalyx

Description

Shrubs or small trees, 2-10 m tall. Leaves: Inflorescences cauliflorous racemes, pendulous, 30-135 cm long, with up to 71 flowers; Flowers with pedicels 2-17 mm; Fruits ovoid or spindle-shaped, truncate, 3.5-7 by 1.5-4 by 1-3.5 cm, often with up to 8 parallel ribs. Seeds ovoid, c. 2.4-3.5 by 1.25-2 cm.

Notes

For differences with B. magnifolia, see note under latter.

Citation

Nied. 1892 – In: Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3. p 33
R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219. p 24
Lauterb. 1910 – In: Nova Guinea. p 315
Payens 1967 – In: Blumea. p 211
Lauterb. 1910 – In: Nova Guinea. p 314
K.Schum. 1911 – In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. p 363
R.Knuth 1939 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219. p 25
K.Schum. 1922 – In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 347, 352
Prance 2013: p. 38. – In: Allertonia. f. 6, 7
K.Schum. 1922 – In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. p 351
Lauterb. & K.Schum. 1900: Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee. 462, 464