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Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn.
Freshwater Mangrove

Reference
Fruct.Sem.Pl. 2:97 (1791)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree or shrub, 1.2-25 m high. Fl. pink-red, Jan to Dec (mainly Apr-May). Alluvium, sandy clay. Banks of rivers & creeks, floodplains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.