Barringtonia edulis

Botanical Description

Barringtonia edulis is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 15 metres tall. The bole can be 30 - 40cm in diameter[ 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood. The edible seeds are sold in local markets and are considered to have a significant commercial potential to a wider market[ 1817 Title South Pacific Indigenous Nuts. ACIAR Proceedings No 69 Publication Author Stevens M.L.; Bourke R.M. & Evans B.R. Publisher Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Canbe Year 1996 ISBN 1 86320 175 0 Description Proceedings of a workshop held from 31 October to 4 November 1994 at Le Lagon Resort, Port Vila, Vanuatu. ]. The tree is sometimes cultivated in home gardens and around villages, and is generally allowed to remain and is semi-cultivated when forest is cleared[ 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. , 339 Title Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for Sustainability Publication Author W.C. Clarke and R.R. Thaman (Editors) Website http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80824e/80824E00.htm#Contents Publisher United Nations University Press, Tokyo Year 1993 ISBN 92-808-0824-9 Description The guide includes information on 100 species of plants for Agroforestry. It is also available on the web at the address given above. , 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].