Mazhar Botanic Garden

Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz

Fish Poison tree Beach Barringtonia

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000876
Common name: Fish Poison tree, Beach Barringtonia
English name: Sea Poison tree
Arabic name: بارنجتونيا
Native: Tropical Asia and Islands of the western Pacific Ocean
Country: Pacific Islands Tropical asia
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree growing  to 7-25 m tall leaves obovate, 20-40 cm long, leathery, shiny, dark green, young leaves pinkish-olive, pink veins flowers showy with numerous stamens, white with pink tips fruit measures 9–11 cm in diameter, where a thick spongy fibrous layer covers the 4–5 cm diameter seed

Ornamental tree. The fruits and seeds are crushed and used as fish poisons as they contain toxic saponins.  The wood is used to construct boats and huts. planted for shade along boulevards and avenues by the sea.

Barringtonia speciosa Lf

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Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen tree
pH: Alkaline Mild acid

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