Queen of the shores

Lecythidaceae (brazil nut family) » Barringtonia asiatica

 

bar-ring-TOH-nee-uh -- named for Daines Barrington, English judge and naturalist

a-see-AT-ee-kuh -- of or from Asia

 

commonly known as: beach barringtonia, fish-killer tree, queen of the shores, sea poison tree

 

Native to: coastal areas of: India, Madagascar, Philippines, Polynesia, n Australia

 

 

... photographed at Veermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan, Mumbai.

 

 

References: Flowers of India • TopTropicals • Dave's Garden • Zipcode Zoo • M.M.P.N.D.

Botany Photo of the day, September 09, 2007 at UBC Botanical Garden

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