Barringtonia

Translingual

Barringtonia asiatica

Etymology

Named in honour of Daines Barrington +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Barringtonia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – certain flowering plants found in the tropics from the Philippines to Madagascar.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Lecythidaceae - family; Barringtonioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Barringtonia asiatica (sea-poison tree, fish poison tree) - type species

References

• Barringtonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Barringtonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Barringtonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Barringtonia at Tropicos