Barringtonia asiatica(BGTAS)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: BGTAS
- Preferred name: Barringtonia asiatica
- Authority: (Linnaeus) Kurz
India, Sri Lanka, Indochina (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam), Malesia, China (Taiwan), Tanzania, Madagascar, New Guinea, Australia. Native to coastal mangrove swamps, It can be planted as a shade tree, and also yields a toxic extract used as a fish poison. Introduced in Caribbean
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Barringtonia speciosa | Forster & Forster |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| barringtonia | English |
| bishop's cap | English |
| fish poison tree | English |
| mitre cap | English |
| pain tree | English |
| sea poison tree | English |
| arbre à barrette | French |
| bonnet carré | French |
| bonnet de prêtre | French |
| bonnet d'évêque | French |
| almendrota | Spanish |
| coco de mar | Spanish |
| mudilla | Spanish |
| boneto-de-arcebispo | Portuguese |
| putat laut | Malay |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal asterids (
1ASTD )
Order
Ericales (
1ERIO )
Family
Lecythidaceae (
1LECF )
Genus
Barringtonia (
1BGTG )
Species
Barringtonia asiatica (
BGTAS )