''Barringtonia calyptrata'' is a species of
mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evolution in severa ...
belonging to the family
Lecythidaceae
The Lecythidaceae comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia.
The most important member of the family in world trade is the B ...
.
It is native to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...
and to northern
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
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Gallery
File:Barringtonia calyptrata, tree.jpg, Tree growing in Redlynch, Queensland, Australia
File:Barringtonia calyptrata flowers 1.jpg, Flowers
File:Barringtonia calyptrata flowers 2.jpg, Flowers
File:Barringtonia calyptrata fruit 1.jpg, Fruits
File:Barringtonia calyptrata fruit 2.jpg, Fruit (scale bar 1 cm intervals)
References
External links
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calyptrata
Flora of Queensland
Flora of New Guinea
Plants described in 1875
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