Chik le

Scientific name:

Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz

Synonyms :

family : LECYTHIDACEAE (BARRINGTONIACEAE)

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Tree 7-20 m high; dense crown, normally with low branching. Bark grayish black with shallow longitudinal fissures.  Leaves simple, alternate, obovate to oblong; 20-38 by 10-18 cm; apex acuminate, base cuneate; margin entire; upper surface dark and shiny; nerves 6-20.  Inflorescence a drooping raceme, axillary.  Flowers white, fragrance, calyx 2, orbicular; petals 4.  Stamens numerous, white with pink to purple at the tip; arrange in 6 rows.  Fruit large, indehiscent, 4-angled, immature dark green and shiny; mature turn brownish black; 8.5-11 by 8.5-10 cm; seed 1-seeded.

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