Barringtonia is a genus of
flowering plants in the family
Lecythidaceae first described as a genus with this name in 1775.[2][3] It is native to Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1][4] The genus name commemorates
Daines Barrington.[2][5]
Description
Plants in this genus are evergreen trees or shrubs, which may be
deciduous or semi-deciduous. Leaves are
entire or toothed.
Inflorescences are erect or pendulous
racemes, either
terminal,
axillary, or
cauliflorus. The
calyx has 4 or 5 lobes, petals number between 3 and 6. Stamens are numerous, arranged in 3 to 8 whorls. Ovaries are 2 to 4
locular, with 2 to 8 ovules per locule. The fruit may be
obovate,
ellipsoid or
fusiform, and may be angled or winged. They contain one large seed.[6][7]
^"Barringtonia". Flora of China (eFloras). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
External links
Media related to
Barringtonia at Wikimedia Commons
Barringtonia is a genus of
flowering plants in the family
Lecythidaceae first described as a genus with this name in 1775.[2][3] It is native to Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1][4] The genus name commemorates
Daines Barrington.[2][5]
Description
Plants in this genus are evergreen trees or shrubs, which may be
deciduous or semi-deciduous. Leaves are
entire or toothed.
Inflorescences are erect or pendulous
racemes, either
terminal,
axillary, or
cauliflorus. The
calyx has 4 or 5 lobes, petals number between 3 and 6. Stamens are numerous, arranged in 3 to 8 whorls. Ovaries are 2 to 4
locular, with 2 to 8 ovules per locule. The fruit may be
obovate,
ellipsoid or
fusiform, and may be angled or winged. They contain one large seed.[6][7]
^"Barringtonia". Flora of China (eFloras). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
External links
Media related to
Barringtonia at Wikimedia Commons