Herbarium JCB

Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn.

Family : LECYTHIDACEAE
(BRAZIL NUT FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Lecythidaceae
Species : Barringtonia acutangula
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn.
Common name : Indian Oak Tree
Vernacular name : Hyal, Hyar, Hijjal (Hin.); Neeru kanigalu (Kan.); Adampai, Samuthirapaalai (Tam.); Kurpa, Kadmi, Kanapa, Tarepu, Kudapa, Kalapa, Nir-kanti, Neru-kanapa (Tel.); Hinjal, Hijal (Ori.); Dhatriphal (San.)
Key identification features : A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Leaves are crowded at the branch ends and are minutely toothed. Flowers are about 1.5 cm. across, deep scarlet, fragrant and are produced in beautiful, pendulous racemes with four petals and numerous exserted stamens. Fruit is oblong, 3 cm long, angular and smooth. Bark is dark brown, rugged with vertical furrows.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : April-December
Comments : Occasional in plains, on banks of rivers, tanks etc. Bark is used as a fish poison.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu State); Kambakkam Hills (Chittoor district), East Godavari district, Visakhapatnam district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Tropical Asia to Northern Australia
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Barringtonia acutangula. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.