Barringtonia

Barringtonia
B. acutangula in flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Subfamily: Barringtonioidea
Genus: Barringtonia
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., conserved name
Synonyms[1]
  • Abdulmajidia Whitmore 1974
  • Agasta Miers 1875
  • Baranda Llanos 1859
  • Botryoropis C.Presl 1851
  • Butonica Lam. 1785
  • Commercona Sonn. 1776
  • Doxomma Miers 1875
  • Huttum Adans. 1763, nom. rej.
  • Megadendron Miers 1875
  • Menichea Sonn. ex J.F.Gmel. 1791
  • Menichea Sonn. 1776, not validly publ.
  • Meteorus Lour. 1790
  • Michelia Kuntze 1891, nom. illeg.
  • Mitraria J.F.Gmel. 1791
  • Stravadia Pers. 1806
  • Stravadium Juss. 1789

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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference POWO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FORSTER was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Tropicos, Barringtonia J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
  4. ^ Flora of China Vol. 13 Page 293 玉蕊属 yu rui shu Barringtonia J. R. Forster & G. Forster, Char. Gen. Pl. 38. 1775.
  5. ^ Charnock, Richard Stephen (1866). Verba nominalia; or, Words derived from proper names. London: Trübner & co. p. 16.