Barringtonia calyptrata

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Barringtonia calyptrata
illustration circa 1798
by Frederick Polydore Nodder
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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

References

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