Barringtonia calyptrata is a species of mangrove belonging to the family Lecythidaceae.[2] It is native to New Guinea and to northern Queensland.[1]

Barringtonia calyptrata
illustration circa 1798 by Frederick Polydore Nodder
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Lecythidaceae
Genus:	Barringtonia
Species:	B. calyptrata
Binomial name
Barringtonia calyptrata (R.Br. ex Meirs) R.Br. ex F. M. Bailey
Synonyms[1]
Butonica calyptrata Miers Michelia calyptrata (Miers) Kuntze Huttum calyptratum (Miers) Britten Barringtonia flava Lauterb.

Gallery

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  Tree growing in Redlynch, Queensland, Australia
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  Flowers
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  Flowers
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  Fruits
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  Fruit (scale bar 1 cm intervals)

References

External links

• "Barringtonia calyptrata (Miers) R.Br. ex F.M.Bailey". Atlas of Living Australia.

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