Barringtonia acutangula

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Barringtonia acutangula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Barringtonia
Species: B. acutangula
Binomial name
Barringtonia acutangula
(L.) Gaertn.

Barringtonia acutangula is a species of Barringtonia native to coastal wetlands in southern Asia and northern Australasia, from Afghanistan east to the Philippines and Queensland.[1]

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  1. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Barringtonia acutangula

Indian red wood belongs to family Lecithedaceae.a medium sized glabrous tree. Found throughout India, in deciduous forests and evergreen forests, mostly along the banks of rivers, streams and tanks.bark is used to treat diarrhoea, malaria.