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Iriomote-jima, Japan
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Singapore, North East, Singapore
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Singapore, North East, Singapore
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Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
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Society Islands Airport, les du Vent, Polynsie Franaise
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Pendang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. Lecythidaceae. CN: [Putat nasi, Putat sawa], Indian oak, Freshwater mangrove. Native Afghanistan, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia ecozone. Habitat - lowland forest, usually near rivers or the sea. Shrub or small tree up to ca 13 m tall. Fruits and shoots edible and commonly used in Laksa noodles and eaten raw as Malay salad dipped in chilli-shrimp paste, "sambal".Synonyms:
Barringtonia rubra Baill. ex Laness. [Illegitimate]
Butonica acutangula (L.) Lam.
Caryophyllus acutangulus (L.) Stokes
Eugenia acutangula L.
Huttum acutangulum (L.) Britten
Michelia acutangula (L.) Kuntze
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) Sweet
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) Miers
Barringtonia spicata Blume [
Barringtonia acutangula subsp.
spicata]
Eugenia acutangula L. [
Barringtonia acutangula subsp.
acutangula]Ref. and suggested reading:FRIM Flora DatabaseMalayan Forest Records No. 49 Vol. 3
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-313389www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?6511en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barringtonia_acutangulaculturesheet.org/lecythidaceae:barringtonia
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Iriomote-jima, Japan
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Papeete, les du Vent, Polynsie Franaise
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Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. Lecythidaceae. Common name: [Malay - Putat kampung, Putat ayam], Powder-puff Tree..
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Society Islands Airport, les du Vent, Polynsie Franaise
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Pendang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. Lecythidaceae. CN: [Putat nasi, Putat sawa], Indian oak, Freshwater mangrove. Native Afghanistan, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia ecozone. Habitat - lowland forest, usually near rivers or the sea. Shrub or small tree up to ca 13 m tall. Fruits and shoots edible and commonly used in laksa noodles and eaten raw as Malay salad dipped in chili-shrimp paste, "sambal".Synonyms:
Barringtonia rubra Baill. ex Laness. [Illegitimate]
Butonica acutangula (L.) Lam.
Caryophyllus acutangulus (L.) Stokes
Eugenia acutangula L.
Huttum acutangulum (L.) Britten
Michelia acutangula (L.) Kuntze
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) Sweet
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) Miers
Barringtonia spicata Blume [
Barringtonia acutangula subsp.
spicata]
Eugenia acutangula L. [
Barringtonia acutangula subsp.
acutangula]Ref. and suggested reading:FRIM Flora DatabaseMalayan Forest Records No. 49 Vol. 3
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-313389www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?6511en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barringtonia_acutangulaculturesheet.org/lecythidaceae:barringtonia
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Singapore, North East, Singapore
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Pendang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. Lecythidaceae. CN: [Putat nasi, Putat sawa], Indian oak, Freshwater mangrove. Native Afghanistan, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia ecozone. Habitat - lowland forest, usually near rivers or the sea. Shrub or small tree up to ca 13 m tall. Fruits and shoots edible and commonly used in Laksa noodles and eaten raw as Malay salad dipped in chilli-shrimp paste, "sambal".Synonyms:
Barringtonia rubra Baill. ex Laness. [Illegitimate]
Butonica acutangula (L.) Lam.
Caryophyllus acutangulus (L.) Stokes
Eugenia acutangula L.
Huttum acutangulum (L.) Britten
Michelia acutangula (L.) Kuntze
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) Sweet
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) Miers
Barringtonia spicata Blume [
Barringtonia acutangula subsp.
spicata]
Eugenia acutangula L. [
Barringtonia acutangula subsp.
acutangula]Ref. and suggested reading:FRIM Flora DatabaseMalayan Forest Records No. 49 Vol. 3
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-313389www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?6511en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barringtonia_acutangulaculturesheet.org/lecythidaceae:barringtonia
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Papeete, les du Vent, Polynsie Franaise
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Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. Lecythidaceae. Common name: [Malay - Putat kampung, Putat ayam], Powder-puff tree.
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Pendang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. Lecythidaceae. CN: [Putat nasi, Putat sawa], Indian oak, Freshwater mangrove. Native Afghanistan, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia ecozone. Habitat - lowland forest, usually near rivers or the sea. Shrub or small tree up to ca 13 m tall. Fruits and shoots edible and commonly used in Laksa noodles and eaten raw as Malay salad dipped in chilli-shrimp paste, "sambal".Synonyms:
Barringtonia rubra Baill. ex Laness. [Illegitimate]
Butonica acutangula (L.) Lam.
Caryophyllus acutangulus (L.) Stokes
Eugenia acutangula L.
Huttum acutangulum (L.) Britten
Michelia acutangula (L.) Kuntze
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) Sweet
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) Miers
Barringtonia spicata Blume [
Barringtonia acutangula subsp.
spicata]
Eugenia acutangula L. [
Barringtonia acutangula subsp.
acutangula]Ref. and suggested reading:FRIM Flora DatabaseMalayan Forest Records No. 49 Vol. 3
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-313389www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?6511en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barringtonia_acutangulaculturesheet.org/lecythidaceae:barringtonia
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Singapore, North West, Singapore
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Christmas Island
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Kampung Serana, Pahang, Malaysia
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North Maluku, Indonesia
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Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. Lecythidaceae. Common name: [Malay - Putat kampung, Putat ayam], Powder-puff Tree.
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Family: BarringtoniaceaeDistribution: Common along the bunds of tanks, swamps, associated with Terminalia, Pongamia. Found in India, Srilanka, Singapore, Malaysia.It is the common bird nesting tree at Nelapattu, Pulicat bird sanctuaries in the district for migratory birds coming from far off countries like Saiberia.Photographed at Nelapattu .Description: evergreen trees, 5-8mts tall, densly and pendently branched. Leaves 7-12x 4-7cm, oblong-obovate, crenulate, obtuse, base attenuate, coriaceous. Flowers 1-1.2cm across, scarlet in 10-15cm long axillary, pendent racemes.Calyx 5, tube scacely above the ovary, petals 4, adnate at the base to the staminal tube. Stamens numerous, in many rows, connate below, filaments filiform, exerted, all are fertile. ovary inferior, 2 celled, style filiform, stigma small. fruit angular 2-5-3cm long, fibrous berry, one seeded,.Stem bark and rind of fruit is used as fish poison, Wood is soft white, used for building boats and furniture.Reference: Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana & A.S.Rao.Flora of presidency of Madras by J.S Gamble, ENVIS