Trees & Plants

Fish poison tree

Kimbi, Kinbi

Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz

Very common in most of the islands A typical shade tree grown as a windbreak and wave barrier. Wood is soft and light and rarely used for construction. Seeds are used to get rid of intestinal worms and heated leaves are used to treat stomach ache and rheumatism. Flowers are repor

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uses: A typical shade tree grown as a windbreak and wave barrier. Wood is soft and light and rarely used for construction. Seeds are used to get rid of intestinal worms and heated leaves are used to treat stomach ache and rheumatism. Flowers are reported to be a remedy for inflammation. Fruits are widely used as a fish poison. 5. in c .P/OAF to
family: Lecythidaceae
synonym: Barringtonia speciosa J. R. Forst. & G. Forst., Mammea asiatica L.
description: Trees to 25 m high with dense canopy and buttressed trunk. Leaves alternate, clustered at apex; lamina often 30- to × 40 5-15 cm, oblanceolate, obtuse, narrowed at the base, quite entire, sessile. Racemes short, erect; lower pedicels with a leaf-like bract, upper bracts much smaller. Calyx lobes 2, 3 cm, oblong. Petals white, 4 or 5. Stamens very numerous, in many rows, connate below; filaments filiform all bearing anthers. Ovary 4-celled; ovules about 6 in each cell. Style often exceeding 10 cm. Fruit quadrangular or nearly ovoid, 1-seeded.
native range: Asia and the Pacific islands
distribution: Coasts of the Western Pacific Oceans to India from Africa, India to Southeast Asia and Polynesia. Kurz
english names: Fish poison tree
flowering fruiting: Th roughout the year
occurrence maldives: Very common in most of the islands