Taxon:  Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. subsp. acutangula



Summary
Genus:
Barringtonia
Family:
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily:
Planchonioideae
Nomen number:
447415
Verified:
11/19/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. (0 active accession[s])
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. subsp. spicata (Blume) Payens (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Eugenia acutangula L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) J. St.-Hil.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  2. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  3. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  4. Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:228-231.
  5. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfreshwater mangrove  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishIndian-oak  1Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:228-231.
Englishitchytree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishmangobark  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishmango-pine  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishstream barringtonia  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaEast Timor  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSulawesi Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumateras.Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territoryn.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua]
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatera (s.)], Malaysia, Philippines, East Timor
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.), Western Australia (n.), Northern Territory (n.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  2. Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:226-233.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialswood Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:228-231.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447415. Accessed 12 May 2026.