Lecythidaceae
Slow match tree
Careya arborea
- Family
- Lecythidaceae
- Genus
- Careya
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Common names
By language (6)
- Bangla
- কুম্ভি
- Chinese
- 古斯玉蕊, 榴玉蕊, 錫蘭橡木
- English
- Slow match tree
- Odia
- କୁମ୍ଭୀ
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမႆႉၽုၺ်း, မႆႉၽွႆး
- Tamil
- ஆவிமா, கரெக்கு, கும்பி, பேழை
Synonyms
- Barringtonia arborea (Roxb.) F.Muell.
- Careya orbiculata Miers
- Careya sphaerica Roxb.
- Careya venenata Oken
- Cumbia coneanae Buch.-Ham.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 50 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ravuri Krishna Chaitanya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Vijay Barve, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Manoj Karingamadathil, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pranav Chandra Bose, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.