Barringtonia racemosa

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rdf:langString *Barringtonia apiculata ( R.Knuth [Illegitimate] ) *Barringtonia caffra ( E.Mey. ex R.Knuth ) *Barringtonia caffra (E. Mey. ) *Barringtonia celebesensis ( R.Knuth ) *Barringtonia ceramensis ( R.Knuth ) *Barringtonia ceylanica ( Gardner ex C.B.Clarke ) *Barringtonia elongata ( Korth. ) *Barringtonia excelsa ( A.Gray ) *Barringtonia inclyta (Miers ex B.D.Jacks. [Invalid] ) *Barringtonia lageniformis (Merr. & L.M.Perry ) *Barringtonia longiracemosa ( C.T.White ) *Barringtonia obtusangula ( R.Knuth ) *Barringtonia pallida ( Koord. & Valeton ) *Barringtonia racemosa ( Oliv. ) *Barringtonia racemosa ( Blume ex DC. ) *Barringtonia racemosa var. elongata ( Blume ) *Barringtonia racemosa var. minor ( Blume ) *Barringtonia racemosa var. procera ( Blume ) *Barringtonia racemosa var. subcuneata (Miq. ) *Barringtonia rosaria (Oken ) *Barringtonia rosata ( R.Knuth ) *Barringtonia rumphiana ( R.Knuth ) *Barringtonia salomonensis (Rech. ) *Barringtonia stravadium ( Blanco ) *Barringtonia terrestris ( R.Knuth ) *Barringtonia timorensis ( Blume ) *Butonica alba ( Miers [Illegitimate] ) *Butonica apiculata (Miers ) *Butonica caffra ( Miers ) *Butonica ceylanica (Miers ) *Butonica inclyta (Miers ) *Butonica racemosa ( Juss. ) *Butonica rosata ( Miers ) *Butonica rumphiana (Miers ) *Butonica terrestris (Miers ) *Caryophyllus racemosus ( Stokes ) *Eugenia racemosa ( L. ) *Huttum racemosum ( Britten ) *Megadendron ambiguum ( Miers ) *Megadendron pallidum (Miers ) *Menichea rosata ( Sonn. ) *Michelia apiculata ( Kuntze ) *Michelia ceylanica ( Kuntze ) *Michelia racemosa ( Kuntze ) *Michelia rosata ( Kuntze ) *Michelia timorensis ( Kuntze ) *Stravadium album ( Pers. [Illegitimate] ) *Stravadium obtusangulum ( Blume ) *Stravadium racemosum ( Sweet ) *Stravadium rubrum (DC. [Illegitimate] )

rdf:langString Barringtonia racemosa (powder-puff tree, Afrikaans: pooeierkwasboom, Zulu: Iboqo, Malay: Putat) is a tree in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in coastal swamp forests and on the edges of estuaries in the Indian Ocean, starting at the east coast of Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Maldives, Thailand, Laos, southern China, northern Australia, coastal Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands and many Polynesian islands. The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia’ records that the Indigenous people of the Mitchell River District called this plant "Yakooro" and that "The root of this tree has a bitter taste, and is used by Hindoo [sic.] practitioners on account of its aperient and cooling qualities. The seeds and bark are also used in native medicine; the latter is of a reddish colour, and is said to possess properties allied to the Cinchonas. The pulverised fruit is used as snuff, and, combined with other remedies, is applied externally in diseases of the skin. (Treasury of Botany)." The Powder-puff tree is a protected tree in South Africa.