Lecythidaceae

Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

First published in Char. Gen. Pl.: 75 (1776), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is E. Tropical & S. Africa to Pacific. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Introduced into:

Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Payens, J.P.D.W. (1967). A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15(2): 157-263.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 75, t. 38 (1776) nom. conserv.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin & G. Moggi [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Payens in Blumea 15: 157–263 (1967).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 75, t. 38 (1776)
  • Payens in Blumea 15: 157–263 (1967) [very full monographic treatment], nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2010 Ag. Amin, S. [127098] Malaysia K000639461 No
Nov 1, 2010 Eanghourt, K. [31] Cambodia K000639464 No
Jun 1, 2010 Jebb, M. [862] Papua New Guinea K000639478 No
Feb 1, 2010 Chantaranothai, P. [1512] Thailand K000639178 No
Aug 20, 2008 Ambri; Arifin [AA 26] Indonesia K000517653 No
Aug 20, 2008 Laman et al. [1318] Indonesia K000517652 No
Jul 1, 2008 Kamarudin [FRI 34511] Malaysia K000517601 No
Mohizah; Yahud; et al. [S.73063] Malaysia K001622147 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [937] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-07751.000 No
Wong, K.M.; Low, Y.W.; Azlan, P. [WKM 3281] Brunei K001609162 Yes
Drege [s.n.] K000225875 Isotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3634] Malaysia K001110671 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3634] K001110673 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3632] Singapore K001110666 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3632] Malaysia K001110665 Unknown Type Material Yes
Banks, J.; Solander, D.C. [s.n.] Australia K000761579 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3634] India K001110670 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3632] Cambodia K001110668 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ambrit; Arbainsyah [AA 1726] Indonesia K:SPC-63153.000 No
Arifin; Arbainsyah [AA 1800] Indonesia K:SPC-29047.942 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3634] K001110672 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3632] K001110667 Unknown Type Material Yes
Powell, D.A. [135] K:SPC-32022.000 No
Coode, M.J.E.; et al. [7217] Brunei K:SPC-61307.000 No
Forman, L. [492] Indonesia K:SPC-14456.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3633] Burma K001110669 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3636] Burma Stravadium K001110688 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0