Lecythidaceae FAMILY

Barringtonia scortechinii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The seeds and bark contain saponins. They are pounded and used as a fish poison[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Botanical Description

Barringtonia scortechinii is an evergreen tree with a spreading crown; it usually grows 7 - 20 metres tall, with occasional specimens up to 40 metres. The bole can be free of branches for most of its height, 3 - 40cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses up to 2 metres tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatRainforests, in both dense primary forest and the more open, secondary formations; in low, undulating country in Borneo and in swampy forest and by rivers in Malaysia; at elevations up to 1,400 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].