Barringtonia calyptrata

Barringtonia calyptrata
illustration circa 1798
by Frederick Polydore Nodder
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Barringtonia
Species: B. calyptrata
Binomial name
Barringtonia calyptrata
(R.Br. ex Meirs) R.Br. ex F. M. Bailey
Synonyms[1]
  • Butonica calyptrata Miers
  • Michelia calyptrata (Miers) Kuntze
  • Huttum calyptratum (Miers) Britten
  • Barringtonia flava Lauterb.

Barringtonia calyptrata is a species of mangrove belonging to the family Lecythidaceae.[2] It is native to New Guinea and to northern Queensland.[1]

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