- Barringtonia acutangula
Taxobox
name = "Barringtonia acutangula"
image_width = 240px
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regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Ericales
familia =Lecythidaceae
genus = "Barringtonia "
species="B. acutangula"
binomial = "Barringtonia acutangula"
binomial_authority = (L.)Gaertn. "Barringtonia acutangula" is a species of "
Barringtonia " native tocoast alwetland s in southernAsia and northernAustralasia , fromAfghanistan east to thePhilippines andQueensland .Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?6512 "Barringtonia acutangula"] ]References
Indian red wood belongs to family Lecithedaceae.a medium sized glabrous tree. Found throughout India, in deciduous forests and evergreen forests, mostly along the banks of rivers, streams and tanks. The largest Barringtonia acutangula forest in West Bengal at Maldah (Tilasan forest) District. It is a fresh water wetland tree. bark is used to treat diarrhoea, malaria.
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