Barringtonia asiatica
Asian Barringtonia, Beach Barringtonia
Other regional names: Fish Killer Tree +2 more
- Fish Killer Tree
- Fish Poison Tree
- Sea Putat
Also known as: Agasta asiatica (L.) Miers +16 more
- Agasta asiatica (L.) Miers
- Agasta indica Miers
- Agasta splendida Miers
- Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurtz
- Barringtonia butonica J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. ex G.H.Cuzent
- Barringtonia butonica Rumph. ex J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Barringtonia levequii Jard.
- Barringtonia littorea Oken
- Barringtonia senequei Jard.
- Barringtonia speciosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Barringtonia speciosa L.f.
- Butonica speciosa (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) J.St.-Hil.
- Butonica speciosa (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Lam.
- Huttum speciosum (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Britten
- Mammea asiatica L.
- Michelia asiatica (L.) Kuntze
- Mitraria commersonia J.F.Gmel.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lecythidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Barringtonia asiatica (commonly known as Asian barringtonia or Beach Barringtonia) is a tree belonging to the Lecythidaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Cocos (Keeling) I., Comoros, Cook Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.