Stats

Lifespan

Decades

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Southern Asia and Oceania

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

This freshwater mangrove grows in the muddy wetlands of southern Asia. Its long, dangling flower spikes release pollen only during the dark of night.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Lecythidaceae

Genus

Barringtonia

Species

Barringtonia acutangula