Barringtonia

Translingual

Barringtonia asiatica

Etymology

Named in honour of Daines Barrington +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Barringtonia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – certain flowering plants found in the tropics from the Philippines to Madagascar.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Lecythidaceae - family; Barringtonioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Barringtonia asiatica (sea-poison tree, fish-poison tree) - type species

References

Barringtonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Barringtonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Barringtonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Barringtonia at Tropicos

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