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Taxon:
Barringtonia asiatica
(L.) Kurz
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Barringtonia
Family:
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily:
Planchonioideae
Nomen number:
6512
Place of publication:
Prelim. rep. forest Pegu., app. A:lxv, app. B:65. 1875
Verified:
11/19/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mammea asiatica
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Barringtonia speciosa
J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Butonica speciosa
(J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.) J. St.-Hil.
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Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds.
1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Payens, J. P. D. W.
1967. A monograph of the genus
Barringtonia
(Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
The Missouri Botanical Garden with others.
A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.tropicos.org/project/mada
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
Asian barringtonia –
Reference(s)
beach barringtonia –
Reference(s)
fish-killer-tree –
Reference(s)
fish-poison-tree –
Reference(s)
mangobark –
Reference(s)
mango-pine –
Reference(s)
Spanish
árbol de los muertos –
Reference(s)
Swedish
barringtonia –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
Zanzibar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Comoros
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
s.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
s.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Solomon Islands
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
n.
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Marshall Islands
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Micronesia
1
Native
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
Cook Islands
1
Native
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
Society Islands
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Samoa
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Tonga
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Vanuatu
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Africa
Middle Atlantic Ocean
St. Helena
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
Virgin Gorda
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
[Zanzibar]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Comoros
,
Madagascar
,
Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
(s.)
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
(s.),
Sri Lanka
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
,
Solomon Islands
INDO-CHINA:
India
[Andaman and Nicobar Islands],
Cambodia
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Queensland (n.)]
Pacific
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia
,
Marshall Islands
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
Cook Islands
,
French Polynesia
[Society Islands]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
,
New Caledonia
,
Tonga
,
Vanuatu
,
Samoa
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
MIDDLE ATLANTIC OCEAN:
St. Helena
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
,
Reunion
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Cayman Islands
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
,
Virgin Islands (British)
[Virgin Gorda]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Vertebrate poisons
fish
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Name
References