Barringtonia racemosa




Family Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Planchonioideae
Scientific name Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Sprengel
Synonyms Barringtonia ceylanica (Miers) Gardner ex C. B. Clarke; Barringtonia elongata Korthals; Barringtonia timorensis Blume; Butonica apiculata Miers; Butonica ceylanica Miers; Butonica inclyta Miers; Butonica terrestris Miers; Eugenia racemosa L.
Common name (Japanese common name) sagari-bana (サガリバナ, 下がり花 [meaning: dangling flower]), sawa-fuji (サワフジ, 沢藤 [meaning: swamp fuji (fuji = Wisteria froribunda)])
(English common name) powderpuff tree
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (south of Amami Islands), Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Guam, Micronesia, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Australia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mozambique, South Africa
Habitat Seaside, riverside
Chromosomal number 2n=52
Description Plants 10-20m tall. Leaves 20-40cm long. Flowers pink or white, inflorescences ca. 50cm long, flowering in June to October. Fruits 4-7cm long. Evergreen. Arbor trees.
Reference  Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.
Barringtonia racemosa (Linnaeus) Sprengel
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Roxb.
Pollination of Barringtonia racemosa (Lecythidaceae) by Moths on Iriomote Island, Japan
Novel Analgesic Compounds, Extracts Containing Same and Methods of Preparation (US Patent 20070270375)



September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden