Pendang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. Lecythidaceae. CN: [Putat nasi, Putat sawa], Indian oak, Freshwater mangrove. Native Afghanistan, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia ecozone. Habitat - lowland forest, usually near rivers or the sea. Shrub or small tree up to ca 13 m tall. Fruits and shoots edible and commonly used in Laksa noodles and eaten raw as Malay salad dipped in chilli-shrimp paste, "sambal".Synonyms:
Barringtonia rubra Baill. ex Laness. [Illegitimate]
Butonica acutangula (L.) Lam.
Caryophyllus acutangulus (L.) Stokes
Eugenia acutangula L.
Huttum acutangulum (L.) Britten
Michelia acutangula (L.) Kuntze
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) Sweet
Stravadium acutangulum (L.) Miers
Barringtonia spicata Blume [
Barringtonia acutangula subsp.
spicata]
Eugenia acutangula L. [
Barringtonia acutangula subsp.
acutangula]Ref. and suggested reading:FRIM Flora DatabaseMalayan Forest Records No. 49 Vol. 3
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-313389www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?6511en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barringtonia_acutangulaculturesheet.org/lecythidaceae:barringtonia