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Barringtonia

Barringtonia
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]
  • Abdulmajidia Whitmore 1974
  • Agasta Miers 1875
  • Baranda Llanos 1859
  • Botryoropis C.Presl 1851
  • Butonica Lam. 1785
  • Commercona Sonn. 1776
  • Doxomma Miers 1875
  • Huttum Adans. 1763, nom. rej.
  • Megadendron Miers 1875
  • Menichea Sonn. ex J.F.Gmel. 1791
  • Menichea Sonn. 1776, not validly publ.
  • Meteorus Lour. 1790
  • Michelia Kuntze 1891, nom. illeg.
  • Mitraria J.F.Gmel. 1791
  • Stravadia Pers. 1806
  • Stravadium Juss. 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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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.

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