About Fish Poison Tree
Barringtonia asiatica, known variously as fish poison tree, putat and beach Barringtonia among other names, is a species of plants in the brazil nut family Lecythidaceae. It is native to coastal habitats from Tanzania and Madagascar in the west to tropical Asia, northern Australia, and islands of the western Pacific Ocean. It was described by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz in 1875 and has a conservation status of least concern. It has been used by a number of traditional cultures as a fish poison.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barringtonia asiatica
- Genus
- Barringtonia
- Family
- LECYTHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
Local Names
- Bengali
- নোনা হিজল, ব্যারিংটোনিয়া এশিয়াটিকা
- Malayalam
- നീർപ്പേഴ്, Barringtonia asiatica, Barringtonia speciosa
Lecythidaceae
Lecythis Or Brasil Nut Family
Fish Poison Tree belongs to the Lecythidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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