Barringtonia edulis
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644026ee8027f078213516 |
| Scientific name | Barringtonia edulis |
| Authority | Seem. |
| First published in | Fl. Vit. : 82 (1866) |
Description Top
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Barringtonia edulis is a tree species found in the southwestern Pacific region, specifically in Fiji and Vanuatu. It is also known by various names such as cut nut, pao nut, boxfruit tree, heart tree, and yum-yum tree. The tree can reach up to 18 meters in height and has smooth greyish-brown bark. Its leaves are large, glossy, and clustered at the ends of branches. The tree produces hanging racemes of small tubular flowers and oblong berries with persistent calyces. It is endemic to Fiji and Vanuatu and is commonly found in humid forests near the coast. The tree is pollinated by moths and bats and serves as a host for several species of fruit flies. Its fruits and seeds are edible, with the seeds having a similar taste to peanuts. The bark is used in traditional medicine, while the wood is used for construction and firewood.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Huttum edule | Britten | J. Bot. : 67 (1901) |
| Butonica edulis | Miers | Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 76 (1875) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Southwestern Pacific
- Fiji
- Vanuatu
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Southwestern Pacific
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000774870 |
| Tropicos | 100152346 |
| INPN | 446986 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:591196-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-313444 |
| PFAF | Barringtonia edulis |
| Open Tree Of Life | 989304 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 372690 |
| IUCN Red List | 136055088 |
| IPNI | 591196-1 |
| iNaturalist | 346402 |
| GBIF | 3082861 |
| EPPO | BGTED |
| EOL | 1055014 |
| Wikipedia | Barringtonia_edulis |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Integrative Taxonomy Reveals a New Species of the Genus Lejeunea (Marchantiophya: Lejeuneaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia | Lee GE, Bechteler J, Pócs T, Schäfer-Verwimp A, Tang HY, Chia PW | Plants (Basel) | 21-Jun-2022 |
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| Complete plastome sequences from Bertholletia excelsa and 23 related species yield informative markers for Lecythidaceae | Thomson AM, Vargas OM, Dick CW | Appl Plant Sci | 05-Jun-2018 |
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| Diet and Human Mobility from the Lapita to the Early Historic Period on Uripiv Island, Northeast Malakula, Vanuatu | Kinaston R, Bedford S, Richards M, Hawkins S, Gray A, Jaouen K, Valentin F, Buckley H | PLoS One | 20-Aug-2014 |
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| Forest Plant and Bird Communities in the Lau Group, Fiji | Franklin J, Steadman DW | PLoS One | 29-Dec-2010 |
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| In public collections | 0 |