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Barringtonia pendula
About
Barringtonia pendula grows as a tree up to 47 metres (150 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 90 centimetres (35 in). The bark is reddish brown. The fruits are ovoid or musiform (banana-shaped), up to 15 cm (6 in) long. The specific epithet pendula is from the Latin meaning 'dangling', referring to the inflorescence. Its habitat is dipterocarp forest from sea-level to 1,200 metres (4,000 ft) altitude. B. pendula is found in China, Burma, Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
- Family
- Lecythidaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Barringtonia pendula
- Slug
- barringtonia-pendula
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lecythidaceae
- Genus
- Barringtonia
- Species
- pendula
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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