Barringtonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus with this name in 1775.[1] It is native to Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2] The genus name commemorates Daines Barrington.[3]
Plants in this genus are evergreen trees or shrubs, which may be deciduous or semi-deciduous. Leaves are entire or toothed. Inflorescences are erect or pendulous racemes, either,, or cauliflorus. The calyx has 4 or 5 lobes, petals number between 3 and 6. Stamens are numerous, arranged in 3 to 8 whorls. Ovaries are 2 to 4 locular, with 2 to 8 ovules per locule. The fruit may be, or, and may be angled or winged. They contain one large seed.
The following is a list of all 72 species of Barringtonia accepted by Plants of the World Online :