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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Barringtonia asiatica |
| Family name: |
LECYTHIDACEAE
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| English name: |
Sea Poison Tree
Fish Poison Tree
Fish-killer Tree
Beach Barringtonia
Sea Putat
Barringtonia
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| Sinhala name: |
Mudilla (මූදිල්ල )
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Tree, to 30 m tall; twigs with large leaf scars. Leaves 15-40 x 10-18 cm, with almost no petiole. Racemes terminal, or occasionally lateral, bracts sessile; pedicels about 5 cm long. Flower buds around 4 cm; petals 4; staminal tube with 6 whorls, inner one staminodal, filaments up to 10 cm long; overy 4-celled, tetragonous. Fruit 10 cm diameter, quadrangular, bluntly pointed. Seeds over 5 cm diameter.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Burns
wounds
Stomachache
Rheumatism
Worm Infections
Splenomegaly after Malaria
Tuberculosis
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Seeds
Bark
Entire plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Antibacterial
Antifungal
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