Biology:Barringtonia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants


Barringtonia
Barringtonia asiatica (flower).jpg
Barringtonia asiatica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Barringtonia
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., conserved name
Synonyms[1]
  • Huttum Adans., rejected name
  • Commercona Sonn.
  • Menichea Sonn.
  • Butonica Lam.
  • Stravadium Juss.
  • Meteorus Lour.
  • Mitraria J.F.Gmel. 1791, rejected name, not Cav. 1801 (Gesneriaceae)
  • Stravadia Pers.
  • Botryoropis C.Presl
  • Baranda Llanos
  • Agasta Miers
  • Doxomma Miers
  • Megadendron Miers
  • Michelia Kuntze 1891, illegitimate homonym not L. 1753 (Magnoliaceae)
  • Abdulmajidia Whitmore

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.[5]

Species list

The following is a list of species of Barringtonia accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as at April 2022:[1]


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References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2673561 entry