Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lecythidaceae | Genus: Barringtonia | Species: Barringtonia acutangula (Linn.) Gaertn. ( समुद्रीफल ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Barringtonia balansae R. Knuth., Barringtonia bicolor Craib., Barringtonia coccinea (Lour.) Kostel |
Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Barringtonia, Freshwater Mangrove, Indian Oak | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Chiretta | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Samundarphal, Pichul, Hijjal, Nichul, Abja,Adal | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 1000 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a berry, oblong-ovoid, bluntly quadrangular; seed one, ovoid. |
| Habitat | Along river banks and water courses. Semi Aquatic, often cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malaysia to Australia Indo-Malaysia to Australia | Bark Details | Bark thick, surface dark brown, rough, rich in tannin |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen trees, to 15 m high, bark 10-12 mm thick, surface dark brown, rough, rich in tannin; blaze yellow. Leaves simple, alternate, clustered towards the tip of branchlets; stipules lateral, oblanceolate, obovate or elliptic-obovate, base cuneate, or attenuate, apex obtuse, round or subacute, margin finely serrate. Flowers bisexual, 6-8 mm across, red, in terminal pendulous racemes; bracts small, deciduous; pink, Fruit a berry, oblong-ovoid, bluntly quadrangular; seed one, ovoid. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate, clustered towards the tip of branchlets; stipules lateral, oblanceolate, obovate or elliptic-obovate, base cuneate, or attenuate, apex obtuse, round or subacute, margin finely serrate. |
