Barringtonia

Barringtonia
B. acutangula in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Subfamily: Barringtonioidea
Genus: Barringtonia
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., conserved name
Synonyms
16 synonyms
  • Abdulmajidia Whitmore
  • Agasta Miers
  • Baranda Llanos
  • Botryoropis C.Presl
  • Butonica Lam.
  • Commercona Sonn.
  • Doxomma Miers
  • Huttum Adans. nom. rej.
  • Megadendron Miers
  • Menichea Sonn. ex J.F.Gmel.
  • Menichea Sonn. not validly publ.
  • Meteorus Lour.
  • Michelia Kuntze nom. illeg.
  • Mitraria J.F.Gmel.
  • Stravadia Pers.
  • Stravadium Juss.

Barringtonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus with this name in 1775. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The genus name commemorates Daines Barrington.

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