Lecythidaceae FAMILY

Barringtonia macrostachya

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Barringtonia macrostachya is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow from 4 - 20 metres tall, occasionally to 30 metres. The bole is 3 - 35cm in diameter, exceptionally to 90cm[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.

HabitatRainforest, in both dense primary and the more open secondary formations, growing on hills, along rivers, or in periodically inundated or swampy areas, mostly on sand or loam, at elevations from sea-level to 700 metres, occasionally to 1,300 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].