Barringtonia acutangula

Barringtonia acutangula

Barringtonia acutangula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Barringtonioideae
Genus: Barringtonia
Species: Barringtonia acutangula
Subspecies: B. a. subsp. acutangula – B. a. subsp. spicata

Name

Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn., 1790

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Eugenia acutangula L., Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Butonica acutangula (L.) Lam., Tabl. Encycl.: t. 591 (1794).
  • Stravadium acutangulum (L.) J.St.-Hil., Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 166 (1805).
  • Stravadium rubrum Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 30 (1806), nom. superfl.
  • Caryophyllus acutangulus (L.) Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 75 (1812).
  • Barringtonia rubra Baill. ex Laness., Pl. Util. Col. Franç.: 621 (1886), nom. superfl.
  • Michelia acutangula (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 240 (1891).
  • Huttum acutangulum (L.) Britten, J. Bot.: 67 (1901).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate Western Asia Afghanistan Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Malesia Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera Papuasia New Guinea Australasia Australia Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gaertner, J. 1790–1792 ["1791"]. De fructibus et seminibus plantarum. Volumen alterum, continens seminum centurias quinque posteriores cum tabulis aeneis CI. LII + 520 pp., tt. 80–180. Typis Guilielmi Henrici Schrammii, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. : 2:97, t. 101.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2). 492 pp., MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Barringtonia acutangula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Barringtonia acutangula. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Barringtonia acutangula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 July 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Barringtonia acutangula. Published online. Accessed: July 02 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Barringtonia acutangula in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• অসমীয়া: হিজল
• বাংলা: হিজল
• English: Freshwater mangrove
• മലയാളം: ആറ്റുപേഴ്
• ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ହିଞ୍ଜଳ
• தமிழ்: அடம்பை

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