Samundra Phal / Indian Oak Tree
Barringtonia acutangula
Also known as Small Indain Oak
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- April-December
How to identify Samundra Phal
Identify Samundra Phal by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Long drooping strings of red flowers, riverside tree.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous.
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barringtonia acutangula
- Genus
- Barringtonia
- Family
- Lecythidaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Along riverbanks and water courses
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia to Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Odisha, Telangana, Assam, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Its leaves are thick, smooth and oval in shape, about 8–12 centimeters long and 4–5 cm wide, with reddish petioles about 0.5–1.0 cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Samundra Phal itself; the rest are typical of the Lecythidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The plant has drooping raceme of up to 50 cm long, with numerous large, white flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Samundra Phal itself; the rest are typical of the Lecythidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Hijagal, Hijjal,समुन्द्र फल samundra phal
- Bengali
- Hijal, হিজল, জলন্ত
- Tamil
- Aram, Kadambu, Kadappai
- Telugu
- Kurpa
- Kannada
- ನೀರುಕಣಿಗಿಲು Neeru kanigilu, ನೀರುಗಣಿಗಿಲು Neerugnigilu, ನೀರುಕಣಿಗಿಲೆ Neeru kanigile
- Malayalam
- Attampu, Attupelu, Nir perzha
- Marathi
- Tiwar, Newar, Sathaphala
About Samundra Phal
Indian Oak Tree (Barringtonia acutangula) is a tree in the Lecythidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and 16 other states. It grows in along riverbanks and water courses. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten and long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Lecythidaceae
Lecythis Or Brasil Nut Family
Samundra Phal belongs to the Lecythidaceae family.
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