Barringtonia | |
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B. acutangula in flower | |
Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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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]
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]
The following is a list of all 72 species of Barringtonia accepted by Plants of the World Online as of June 2024 [update] : [1]
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