Accession Data:
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.
- Common Name: Powder Puff Tree
- Family: Lecythidaceae Poit.
- Country of Origin: Kenya to S. Africa and W. Pacific
- Habitat: coastal mangrove habitat
- Description: A strong scent produced by the flowers at night attract moths and nectar-feeding bats
- Uses: The seeds, bark, wood and roots contain the poison saponin and is used to stun fish
- Culture: thrives under very humid, moist conditions; also grows well under dry conditions
- USDA Zone: 8-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200900050
- Source: Top Tropicals
- Accession Date: 05-13-2009
- Bench: 1112 - AFR: Cola
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-26-2025
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
The seeds, bark, wood and roots contain the poison saponin and is used to stun fish
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: asterids
- Order: Ericales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Lecythidaceae
- SubFamily: Barringtonioideae
- Tribe:
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- Bat Pollinated (chiropterophily)
- Moth pollination (phalaenophily)
- Pollination Syndrome Scavenger Hunt
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Kenya / Tanzania / Mozambique / KwaZulu-Natal / Comoros / Mozambique Channel Is. / Madagascar / Seychelles / Hainan / Nansei-shoto / Taiwan / Bangladesh / India / Sri Lanka / Andaman Is. / Laos / Myanmar / Nicobar Is. / Thailand / Borneo / Jawa / Malaya / Maluku / Philippines / Sulawesi / Sumatera / Christmas I. / Bismarck Archipelago / New Guinea / Solomon Is. / Queensland / Fiji / New Caledonia / Samoa / Santa Cruz Is. / Vanuatu / Caroline Is. / Marianas
References (external):
- Prance, Jongkind, A Revision of African Lecythidaceae, Kew Bulletin (2015) 70:6. Downloaded 20 May 2015.
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 20 May 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 19 May 2015
data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:45:18 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Lecythidaceae
Subfamily Barringtonioideae
Subfamily Lecythidoideae
Subfamily Napoleonaeoideae
W/C = Wild Collected
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