Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Barringtonia racemosa
Scientific Name and Description
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Eugenia racemosa L.
Barringtonia apiculata (Miers) R.Knuth [Illegitimate]
Barringtonia caffra (Miers) E.Mey. ex R.Knuth
Barringtonia caffra E. Mey.
Barringtonia celebesensis R.Knuth
Barringtonia ceramensis R.Knuth
Barringtonia ceylanica (Miers) Gardner ex C.B.Clarke
Barringtonia elongata Korth.
Barringtonia excelsa A.Gray
Barringtonia inclyta Miers ex B.D.Jacks. [Invalid]
Barringtonia lageniformis Merr. & L.M.Perry
Barringtonia longiracemosa C.T.White
Barringtonia obtusangula (Blume) R.Knuth
Barringtonia pallida (Miers) Koord. & Valeton
Barringtonia racemosa Oliv.
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Blume ex DC.
Barringtonia racemosa var. elongata (Korth.) Blume
Barringtonia racemosa var. minor Blume
Barringtonia racemosa var. procera Blume
Barringtonia racemosa var. subcuneata Miq.
Barringtonia rosaria Oken
Barringtonia rosata (Sonn.) R.Knuth
Barringtonia rumphiana (Miers) R.Knuth
Barringtonia salomonensis Rech.
Barringtonia stravadium Blanco
Barringtonia terrestris (Miers) R.Knuth
Barringtonia timorensis Blume
Butonica alba (Pers.) Miers [Illegitimate]
Butonica apiculata Miers
Butonica caffra Miers
Butonica ceylanica Miers
Butonica inclyta Miers
Butonica racemosa (L.) Juss.
Butonica rosata (Sonn.) Miers
Butonica rumphiana Miers
Butonica terrestris Miers
Caryophyllus racemosus (L.) Stokes
Eugenia racemosa L.
Huttum racemosum (L.) Britten
Megadendron ambiguum Miers
Megadendron pallidum Miers
Menichea rosata Sonn.
Michelia apiculata (Miers) Kuntze
Michelia ceylanica (Miers) Kuntze
Michelia racemosa (L.) Kuntze
Michelia rosata (Sonn.) Kuntze
Michelia timorensis (Blume) Kuntze
Stravadium album Pers. [Illegitimate]
Stravadium obtusangulum Blume
Stravadium racemosum (L.) Sweet
Stravadium rubrum DC. [Illegitimate]
Barringtonia apiculata (Miers) R.Knuth [Illegitimate]
Barringtonia caffra (Miers) E.Mey. ex R.Knuth
Barringtonia caffra E. Mey.
Barringtonia celebesensis R.Knuth
Barringtonia ceramensis R.Knuth
Barringtonia ceylanica (Miers) Gardner ex C.B.Clarke
Barringtonia elongata Korth.
Barringtonia excelsa A.Gray
Barringtonia inclyta Miers ex B.D.Jacks. [Invalid]
Barringtonia lageniformis Merr. & L.M.Perry
Barringtonia longiracemosa C.T.White
Barringtonia obtusangula (Blume) R.Knuth
Barringtonia pallida (Miers) Koord. & Valeton
Barringtonia racemosa Oliv.
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Blume ex DC.
Barringtonia racemosa var. elongata (Korth.) Blume
Barringtonia racemosa var. minor Blume
Barringtonia racemosa var. procera Blume
Barringtonia racemosa var. subcuneata Miq.
Barringtonia rosaria Oken
Barringtonia rosata (Sonn.) R.Knuth
Barringtonia rumphiana (Miers) R.Knuth
Barringtonia salomonensis Rech.
Barringtonia stravadium Blanco
Barringtonia terrestris (Miers) R.Knuth
Barringtonia timorensis Blume
Butonica alba (Pers.) Miers [Illegitimate]
Butonica apiculata Miers
Butonica caffra Miers
Butonica ceylanica Miers
Butonica inclyta Miers
Butonica racemosa (L.) Juss.
Butonica rosata (Sonn.) Miers
Butonica rumphiana Miers
Butonica terrestris Miers
Caryophyllus racemosus (L.) Stokes
Eugenia racemosa L.
Huttum racemosum (L.) Britten
Megadendron ambiguum Miers
Megadendron pallidum Miers
Menichea rosata Sonn.
Michelia apiculata (Miers) Kuntze
Michelia ceylanica (Miers) Kuntze
Michelia racemosa (L.) Kuntze
Michelia rosata (Sonn.) Kuntze
Michelia timorensis (Blume) Kuntze
Stravadium album Pers. [Illegitimate]
Stravadium obtusangulum Blume
Stravadium racemosum (L.) Sweet
Stravadium rubrum DC. [Illegitimate]
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | ijjul, norvisnee, Hijjal, Pijul |
| Kannada | ganagilatora, ganigala thora, kanaginathora, kanaginatora, kempuganigilu, kempukanagina, neeruganagile, neevaara, nivar, samudraphala |
| Malayalam | katampu, samaskaravadi, samstaravati, samstravadi, samudraccam, samudracham, samudrakka, samudrapad, samudrapoo, samudrappu, samudrapu, samuthraccham, samuthrachcham |
| Marathi | nivar, sadphali |
| Sanskrit | hijjala, neepa, nichula, nipa, samstravadi, samudrapad, samudraphala, vishaya, Arjuna |
| Tamil | aracakkini, arattam, arippiriyam, arittiram2, cadapum vayr, calacakam, calam, calaparam, camuttira,camuttirakkatampu, camuttirappalam, camuttirappalam, camuttirappalavi, camuttirappalavimaram, cantakentam, carucapam, carucapikam, carupam, carusam, cilesmanacani, cilettumavisapakan, citakantanam, citakantanamaram, cukataru, cumpal, cumpul, cupuram, curapi, curapiyankam, cutaru, cuvetacamaram, icataru, icitaru, icitarumaram, icutaru, icuvarataru, intirapacitam, intirapacitamaram, isudaru, isuvaradaru, kaciram, kadambam, kadambu, kalampakam, kalampam, karaci, karacimaram, karam karamam, katampaccuvetam, katampaccuvetamaram, katampam, katampam, katampuri, katampurimaram, katappaimaram, katappamaram, katotam, kelivirutcam, kontavakkay, koputtam, kotalankay, kucciram, kuchidam, mara, maraam , marakika, marakikamaram, maramkogali, kokali, kondalai, kontalai#, kontalai, maravam, nipam, nipam, palapatirappiriyam, periyacali, periyacalimaram, peruncerippan, peruncerippanmaram, piriyakam , piriyatati, pitriyagam, sametrapalam, samuthram, semetrapalam, tarakatampam, tarakatampam, tarakatampam, tenakam, tevavirutcam, tunikkatampamaram, tunikkatampu, varaki, venkatampu, venkatampumaram, vicalam , vicuvalopakarakam,kontalam, kontalankay, kontalankay, Puttal |
| Telugu | aare, kadapa, kanapa, samudrapandu |
| Common names | fish poison tree, beach almond, powder-puff tree, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Aerial parts
Bark
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. Tree Aerial parts, bark Dog bite; snakebite; snake repellent; anorexia; skin allergy septic General Bhat et al. 2012, Dey and De 2012
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bhat et al. 2012
Dey and De 2012
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Barringtonia racemosa. (2024, May 22). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barringtonia_racemosa