Accession Data

Barringtonia racemosa

Common Name: Powder Puff Tree

Family: Lecythidaceae

Country of Origin: Kenya to S. Africa and W. Pacific

Description: A strong scent produced by the flowers at night attract moths and nectar-feeding bats

Uses: The seeds, bark, wood and roots contain the poison saponin and is used to stun fish

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8-11

Accession #: 200900050

Accession Date: 2009-05-13 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1112

Quantity: 2

Source: Top Tropicals

Culture: thrives under very humid, moist conditions; also grows well under dry conditions

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: asterids

Order: Ericales

Family: Lecythidaceae

SubFamily: Barringtonioideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
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2012

References

  1. Prance, Jongkind, A Revision of African Lecythidaceae, Kew Bulletin (2015) 70:6. Downloaded 20 May 2015.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 20 May 2015.
  3. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 19 May 2015

Images

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