Lecythidaceae

Barringtonia

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.

Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Barringtonia

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Common names

By language (18)

ace: Punteut
Afrikaans: Poeierkwasboom
Bangla: সমুন্দরফল
bik: Potat
Burmese: တောင်ကျည်းပင်
Cantonese: 紅花玉蕊
Chinese: 玉蕊, 水茄冬, 水茄苳, 水茄苳叶, 水茄苳子, 水茄苳果, 穗花棋盤腳
English: Barringtonia, Cassowary pine, Freshwater mangrove, Mango pine
Indonesian: Putat sungai, Butun darat, Penggung
Japanese: サガリバナ, 下り花
Kannada: ಗಣಿಗಲ ತೋರ
lzh: 玉蕊
Malagasy: Mahondro, Manondro
Malay: Putat kampung
Malayalam: സമുദ്രക്കായ, സമുദ്രചാമ്പ
Tamil: அரட்டம்
Telugu: కనప, కనపచెట్టు, సముద్రపండు
Thai: จิกสวน

Synonyms

Barringtonia afra (Miers) R.Knuth
Barringtonia apiculata (Miers) R.Knuth
Barringtonia caffra (Miers) R.Knuth
Barringtonia celebesensis R.Knuth
Barringtonia ceramensis R.Knuth
Barringtonia ceylanica Gardner ex C.B.Clarke
Barringtonia elongata Korth.
Barringtonia excelsa A.Gray
Barringtonia inclyta Miers
Barringtonia inclyta Miers ex B.D.Jacks.
Barringtonia lageniformis Merr. & L.M.Perry
Barringtonia longiracemosa C.T.White
Barringtonia obtusangula (Blume) R.Knuth
Barringtonia pallida (Miers) Koord. & Valeton
Barringtonia racemosa var. elongata (Korth.) Blume
Barringtonia racemosa var. minor Blume
Barringtonia racemosa var. procera Blume
Barringtonia racemosa var. subcuneata Miq.
Barringtonia rosaria Oken
Barringtonia rosata (Sonn.) R.Knuth
Barringtonia rumphiana (Miers) R.Knuth
Barringtonia salomonensis Rechinger
Barringtonia stravadium Blanco
Barringtonia terrestris (Miers) R.Knuth
Barringtonia timorensis Blume
Butonica afra Miers
Butonica alba (Pers.) Miers
Butonica apiculata Miers
Butonica caffra Miers
Butonica ceylanica Miers
Butonica inclyta Miers
Butonica racemosa Juss.
Butonica rosata (Sonn.) Miers
Butonica rumphiana Miers
Butonica terrestris Miers
Caryophyllus racemosus (L.) Stokes
Eugenia racemosa L.
Huttum racemosum Britten
Megadendron ambiguum Miers
Megadendron pallidum Miers

and 12 more.

Characteristics

In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: native

Photos

Photo: Michael Hermann www.CropsfortheFuture.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Purves, M.. Original uploader was Michaelwild at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.