Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Barringtonia acutangula
Scientific Name and Description
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant 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
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
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | hijagal, hijjal, hijjul, ijal, ingar, jujar, neora, panniari, samandar-phal, samudraphal, samundarphal, Samudraphal, Hijjal |
| Kannada | dhaathri phala, dhatri phala, ganigalu, ganigaluthora, ganigilatora, gannerale, hole kauvva, hole kovva, hole kowa mara, holekauva, kempu ganagala, mavinkubia, neeru ganigalu, neeru halasina mara, neeru kanagilu, nirdaddal, niruganigilu, niruganigily, samudrakai |
| Malayalam | arrupera, athambu, attampu, attapera, attaperzha, attupela, attupelu, attupera, attupezhu, cariyasamskaravadi, ceriyasamstaravati, cheriyasamstaravati, cheryasamstravadi, isjeriasamstravadi, neerpezhu, nirpelu, nirperzha, nirppera, samudraphalam, seriyasamstaravati, sjeriasamstravadi, tsjeria-samstravadi, tsjeriasamstravadi |
| Marathi | dattephal, dhatriphal, goye-mcha-sadaphal, imgli, ingli, jugli, newar, niwar, pivar, piwar, samudraphala, sathaphala, sathphal, tiwar,Hinsra |
| Sanskrit | abdhiphala, ambudhiphala, ambuja, dhatriphal, dhatriphala, hijjala, ijjala, nichula, nicula, niculah, nishula, samudraphala, samudraphalah, shosha, sindhuphala, udadhiphala, vidula, yaha,Samudraphala |
| Tamil | adampa, adampai, amamikkatampu, amantalati, aram, camuttirappalai, cenkatampu, kadambu, kadapam, kadappai, kadappay, kaddapay, kanatti, katami, katappaimaram1, katappam, mara, maravam, niba, nipam, perukatampai, perungaduppai, perunkatampai, perunkatampu, ratami, samuthirapalai, samutrapullam, samuttirappalam, sengadambu, Samutharai |
| Telugu | ganappu, kadamu, kadanic, kadapa, kademba, kadimu, kadmi, kanagi, kanapa, kanapa chettu, kanigi, kanigi chettu, kurpa, neerkaniki, nir-kanapa, nir-kanki, tarepu |
| Tibetan | chu lcan |
| Urdu | samandarphal |
| Common names | freshwater mangrove, itchytree, mango-pine |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Bark
Leaves
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. Tree Bark, leaves, fruit Rheumatoid arthritis; rheumatism; dysentery; lactation General, women, cattle Mallikarjuna 2015
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Mallikarjuna 2015
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Barringtonia acutangula. (2023, November 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barringtonia_acutangula