''Barringtonia calyptrata'' is a species of
mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen a ...
belonging to the family
Lecythidaceae
The Lecythidaceae ( ) comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia.
Well known members of the family include the cannonball tree ...
.
It is native to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
and to northern
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
.
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Gallery
File:Barringtonia calyptrata, tree.jpg, Tree growing in Redlynch, Queensland, Australia
File:Barringtonia calyptrata flowers 1.jpg, Flowers
File:Barringtonia calyptrata flowers 2.jpg, Flowers
File:Barringtonia calyptrata fruit 1.jpg, Fruits
File:Barringtonia calyptrata fruit 2.jpg, Fruit (scale bar 1 cm intervals)
References
External links
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calyptrata
Flora of Queensland
Flora of New Guinea
Plants described in 1875
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