From the western part of the Philippines. Flooded six month a
year.
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| Author: |
Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel,
1826 |
| Family: |
LECYTHIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Andaman
Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia,
Caroline Islands, Christmas Island, Comoros, Fiji, Hainan, India,
Java, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku,
Marianas, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Island, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands,
Philippines, Queensland; Australia, Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands, Seychelles,
Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi + Sumatera; Indonesia,
South Africa, Taiwan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam |
| Soil: |
Peat |
| Water:
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Max |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
60
Centimetres |
| Height: |
4
(27) Meters |
| Flower:
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Pale Pink - Crème
Colour |
| Propagate: |
Seeds(/cuttings?) |
| Names:
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Putat
Kampung |
| Synonyms: |
Eugenia
racemosa, Carl von Linne, 1753.
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This member of the Lecythidaceae
family was given this name by
Curt Polycarp Joachim
Sprengel in 1826. It is widely spread
around East Africa, south-east Asia and Pacific islands. It grows in
swamps with some to lots of sun. The stem can grow to 60 centimetres
in diameter, the tree from four to 27 meters high. The pale pink and
crème
colour flowers appears at night.
The genera name in honour of
Daines Barrington, 1727-1800, an English lawyer, antiquary and
naturalist. The species name reefers to the clusters of flowers.
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Synonyms:
Barringtonia apiculata, R.Knuth
Barringtonia caffra, E.Mey. ex R.Knuth
Barringtonia celebesensis, R.Knuth
Barringtonia ceramensis, R.Knuth
Barringtonia ceylanica, Gardner ex C.B.Clarke
Barringtonia elongata, Korth.
Barringtonia lageniformis, Merr. & L.M.Perry
Barringtonia longiracemosa, C.T.White
Barringtonia obtusangula, R.Knuth
Barringtonia rosaria, Oken
Barringtonia rosata,R.Knuth
Barringtonia rumphiana, R.Knuth
Barringtonia salomonensis, Rech.
Barringtonia stravadium, Blanco
Barringtonia terrestris, R.Knuth
Barringtonia timorensis, Blume
Butonica alba, Miers
Butonica apiculata, Miers
Butonica caffra, Miers
Butonica ceylanica, Miers
Butonica inclyta, Miers
Butonica racemosa, Juss.
Butonica rosata, Miers
Butonica rumphiana, Miers
Butonica terrestris, Miers
Huttum racemosum, Britten
Megadendron ambiguum, Miers
Megadendron pallidum, Miers
Menichea rosata, Sonn. ex J.F.Gmel.
Menichea rosata, Sonn.
Michelia apiculata, Kuntze
Michelia racemosa, Kuntze
Michelia rosata, Kuntze
Michelia timorensis, Kuntze
Stravadium obtusangulum, Blume
Stravadium racemosum, Sweet
Caryophyllus racemosus, Stokes
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