Barringtonia

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Barringtonia
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B. acutangula in flower
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Subfamily: Barringtonioidea
Genus: Barringtonia
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., conserved name
Synonyms [1]
  • AbdulmajidiaWhitmore 1974
  • AgastaMiers 1875
  • BarandaLlanos 1859
  • BotryoropisC.Presl 1851
  • ButonicaLam. 1785
  • CommerconaSonn. 1776
  • DoxommaMiers 1875
  • HuttumAdans. 1763, nom. rej.
  • MegadendronMiers 1875
  • MenicheaSonn. ex J.F.Gmel. 1791
  • MenicheaSonn. 1776, not validly publ.
  • MeteorusLour. 1790
  • MicheliaKuntze 1891, nom. illeg.
  • MitrariaJ.F.Gmel. 1791
  • StravadiaPers. 1806
  • StravadiumJuss. 1789

Barringtonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus with this name in 1775. [2] [3] It is native to Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. [1] [4] The genus name commemorates Daines Barrington. [2] [5]

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Description

Plants in this genus are evergreen trees or shrubs, which may be deciduous or semi-deciduous. Leaves are entire or toothed. Inflorescences are erect or pendulous racemes, either terminal , axillary , or cauliflorus. The calyx has 4 or 5 lobes, petals number between 3 and 6. Stamens are numerous, arranged in 3 to 8 whorls. Ovaries are 2 to 4 locular, with 2 to 8 ovules per locule. The fruit may be obovate , ellipsoid or fusiform , and may be angled or winged. They contain one large seed. [6] [7]

Species list

The following is a list of all 72 species of Barringtonia accepted by Plants of the World Online as of June 2024: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 Forster, Johann Reinhold; Forster, Georg (1776). Characteres generum plantarum, quas in itinere ad insulas maris Australis, : collegerunt, descripserunt, delinearunt, annis (in Latin). London. p. 76. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. Tropicos, Barringtonia J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
  4. Flora of China Vol. 13 Page 293 玉蕊属 yu rui shu Barringtonia J. R. Forster & G. Forster, Char. Gen. Pl. 38. 1775.
  5. Charnock, Richard Stephen (1866). Verba nominalia; or, Words derived from proper names. London: Trübner & co. p. 16.
  6. Henderson, R.J.F.; Kodela, P.G. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Barringtonia". Flora of Australia . Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  7. "Barringtonia". Flora of China (eFloras). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 26 June 2024.