Barringtonia racemosa
| Barringtonia racemosa | |
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| Barringtonia racemosa flowers | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Barringtonia |
| Species: | B. racemosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. | |
Barringtonia racemosa (Powder-puff tree, Afrikaans: Poeierkwasboom, Zulu: Iboqo,[1] Malay: Putat) is a tree in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in coastal swamp forests and on the edges of estuaries in the Indian Ocean, starting at the east coast of Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, southern China, northern Australia, the Ryukyu Islands and many Polynesian islands.[2]
The Powder-puff tree is a protected tree in South Africa.[1]
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Flowers and foliage
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New leaves
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Fruit
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Young leaves
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Roots in stream bank
See also
- List of Southern African indigenous trees
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "Australian plant common name database". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- Notes
- Pooley, E. (1993). The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. ISBN 0-620-17697-0.
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External links
- http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/barringrac.htm
- http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/af/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=307
- Australian Institute of Marine Science - Field Guide to the Mangroves of Queensland