Mazhar Botanic Garden

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.

(hippo applebarringtoniabrack-water mangrove

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000919
Common name: (hippo apple,barringtonia,brack-water mangrove,
English name: Powder puff tree
Native: South Africa, Australia, Maldives, Thailand, Southern China
Country: Australia China India New Zealand South Africa Thailand
(PGR): Very rare

Small tree, 4-8 m tall, bark grey, yellow or brown, mottled, rather smooth to fissured leaves simple crowded at the ends of the branches, large, oblong to oblanceolate, 8-35 x 4-13 cm apex deep green, broadly tapering base narrowly tapering Flowers attractive, white to pale pink, in many-flowered pendulous sprays up to 60 cm in length or even more bisexual Fruit conical to ovate, about 3 x 2 cm, crowned by the remains of the persistent calyx style fleshy at first, later becoming hard, fibrous and yellowish-brown when mature Seeds aromatic

The wood is light and soft and is used for light work that does not require great strength The bark, which also has a high tannin content, is frequently used in powdered form for this purpose. The young leaves are edible and the bark is often used for cordage.

Barringtonia caffra (Miers) Rkunth

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Texture: Heavy clay Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Mangrove swamp forest
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring and autumn
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.5-7.5

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