Barringtonia racemosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Barringtonioideae
Genus: Barringtonia
Species: Barringtonia racemosa

Name

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng., 1826

Synonyms

Basionym
- Eugenia racemosa L., Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753), nom. rej.
Homotypic
- Butonica racemosa (L.) Juss., Gen. Pl.: 326 (1789).
- Stravadium album J.St.-Hil., Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 166 (1805), nom. superfl.
- Caryophyllus racemosus (L.) Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 76 (1812).
- Stravadium racemosum (L.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 159 (1826).
- Butonica alba (Pers.) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 65 (1875), nom. superfl.
- Michelia racemosa (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891).
- Huttum racemosum (L.) Britten, J. Bot. 39: 67 (1901).
Heterotypic
- Menichea rosata Sonn., Voy. Nouv. Guinée: 133 (1776), not validly publ.
- Menichea rosata Sonn. ex J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis] 2: 799 (1791).
- Barringtonia stravadium Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 533 (1837).
- Barringtonia rosaria Oken, Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1926 (1841).
- Barringtonia elongata Korth., Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 1: 206 (1848).
- Barringtonia racemosa var. elongata (Korth.) Blume in L.B.Van Houtte, Fl. Serres 7: 23 (1851).
- Barringtonia timorensis Blume in L.B.Van Houtte, Fl. Serres 7: 23 (1851).
- Stravadium obtusangulum Blume, Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 7: 24 (1851).
- Barringtonia excelsa A.Gray, U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 508 (1854).
- Barringtonia racemosa var. minor Blume in W.Griffith, Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 659 (1854).
- Barringtonia racemosa var. procera Blume in W.Griffith, Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 659 (1854).
- Barringtonia racemosa var. subcuneata Miq. in W.H.de Vriese, Pl. Nov. Ind. Bat.: 78 (1865).
- Butonica apiculata Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 78 (1875).
- Butonica caffra Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 77 (1875).
- Butonica ceylanica Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 77 (1875).
- Butonica inclyta Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 71 (1875).
- Butonica rosata (Sonn.) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 72 (1875).
- Butonica rumphiana Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 68 (1875).
- Butonica terrestris Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 69 (1875).
- Megadendron ambiguum Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 110 (1875).
- Megadendron pallidum Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 110 (1875).
- Barringtonia ceylanica (Miers) Gardner ex C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 508 (1879).
- Michelia apiculata (Miers) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891).
- Michelia ceylanica (Miers) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891).
- Michelia rosata (Sonn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891).
- Michelia timorensis (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 241 (1891).
- Barringtonia inclyta Miers ex B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 1: 276 (1895), pro syn.
- Barringtonia pallida (Miers) Koord. & Valeton, Bijdr. Boomsoort. Java 6: 12 (1900).
- Barringtonia salomonensis Rech., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 183 (1912).
- Barringtonia longiracemosa C.T.White, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 44: 823 (1919 publ. 1920).
- Barringtonia apiculata (Miers) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219: 18 (1939), nom. illeg.
- Barringtonia caffra (Miers) E.Mey. ex R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219: 19 (1939).
- Barringtonia celebesensis R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219: 17 (1939).
- Barringtonia ceramensis R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219: 22 (1939).
- Barringtonia obtusangula (Blume) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219: 46 (1939).
- Barringtonia rosata (Sonn.) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219: 19 (1939).
- Barringtonia rumphiana (Miers) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219: 19 (1939).
- Barringtonia terrestris (Miers) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 219: 19 (1939).
- Barringtonia lageniformis Merr. & L.M.Perry, J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 294 (1940).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Andaman Is., Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Fiji, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas,, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Santa Cruz s., Santa Cruz s., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Caledonia, New Guinea, Samoa
- Regional: Australia
  - Queensland
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar
- Regional: Mascareñas
  - Comoros, Seychelles
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Kenya, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I., KwaZulu-Natal, Tanzania

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Sprengel, C. 1826. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta. Vol. III: Classis 16–23. 936 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. : 3:127.

Additional references

Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page.
Miers, J. 1875. On the Barringtoniaceæ. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Botany 1(2): 47–118. Plates X-XVIII. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Barringtonia racemosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 02. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Barringtonia racemosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 02. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Barringtonia racemosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 July 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Barringtonia racemosa. Published online. Accessed: July 02 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Barringtonia racemosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Powder-puff Tree

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