Barringtonia calyptrata

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
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
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]
  • Barringtonia calyptrata growing in Cairns, Australia
  • Barringtonia calyptrata flowers
  • Barringtonia calyptrata flowers
  • Barringtonia calyptrata fruits
  • Barringtonia calyptrata fruit (scale bar 1cm intervals)

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Australian plant common name database". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-08-19.


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