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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
Butonica calyptrata Miers Michelia calyptrata (Miers) Kuntze Huttum calyptratum (Miers) Britten Barringtonia flava Lauterb.

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

Gallery

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

References

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

External links

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

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