Taxon:  Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz



Summary
Genus:
Barringtonia
Family:
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily:
Planchonioideae
Nomen number:
6512
Place of publication:
Prelim. rep. forest Pegu., app. A:lxv, app. B:65.  1875
Verified:
11/19/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
12 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mammea asiatica L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Barringtonia speciosa J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Butonica speciosa (J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.) J. St.-Hil.

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Fruit

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  6. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1236.
  8. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  9. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  10. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  13. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  14. Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  16. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  17. The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
  18. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  19. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAsian barringtonia  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishbeach barringtonia  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishfish-killer-tree  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishfish-poison-tree  1Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (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).
Spanishárbol de los muertos  2Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Swedishbarringtonia  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzaniaZanzibar Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan s.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia s.Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMarshall Islands  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaSociety Islands Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificVanuatu  Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAfricaMiddle Atlantic OceanSt. Helena  George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman Islands  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Gorda Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania [Zanzibar]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan (s.)
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (s.), Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.)]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Marshall Islands
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia [Society Islands]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MIDDLE ATLANTIC OCEAN: St. Helena
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines, Virgin Islands (British) [Virgin Gorda]

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  5. Payens, J. P. D. W. 1967. A monograph of the genus Barringtonia (Lecythidaceae). Blumea 15:184-188.
  6. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  7. The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
  8. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  9. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Vertebrate poisonsfish Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
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=6512. Accessed 15 April 2026.