Barringtonia niedenzuana
(K.Schum.) R.Knuth
Lecythidaceae
Barringtonia araiorhachis Merr. & L.M.Perry
Barringtonia bougainvilleana R.Knuth
Barringtonia quadrigibbosa Lauterb.
Careya niedenzuana K.Schum.
Cumbia niedenzuana (K.Schum.) Kuntze
Common Name:
General Information
Barringtonia niedenzuana is an evergreen tree with a dense, cone-shaped crown; it can grow up to 15 metres tall. The bole can be 5 - 25cm in diameter[
658- Title
- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- French. B.R.
- Publisher
- Author.
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southeast Asia - Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Habitat
Rainforest especially on limestone slopes. It can also grow under the rainforest and in low damp places near mangroves; at elevations up to 700 metres[
658- Title
- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- French. B.R.
- Publisher
- Author.
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 11.00 m |
| Pollinators | Moths, Bats |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Trees can flower and produce fruit for much of the year[
658- Title
- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- French. B.R.
- Publisher
- Author.
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
].
Edible Uses
Seed - raw[
324- Title
- Edible Nuts.
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products, Handbook 5
- Author
- Wickens G.E.
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/
- Publisher
- FAO, Rome.
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 92-5-103748-5
- Description
- Detailed information on 20 of the most valuable nut crops, plus more basic information on a wide range of other nut-producing plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
658- Title
- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- French. B.R.
- Publisher
- Author.
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
]. A flavour like raw peanuts[
324- Title
- Edible Nuts.
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products, Handbook 5
- Author
- Wickens G.E.
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/
- Publisher
- FAO, Rome.
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 92-5-103748-5
- Description
- Detailed information on 20 of the most valuable nut crops, plus more basic information on a wide range of other nut-producing plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The kernel or seed is about 30mm long and 5mm wide[
658- Title
- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- French. B.R.
- Publisher
- Author.
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe.
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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