Barringtonia acutangula
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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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- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Barringtonia acutangula
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