Barringtonia asiatica
Fish Poison Tree
As recorded: Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Lecythidaceae
- Collected by
- Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M.Alastair M. Adamson →Edward Philpott Mumford →
- Collector number
- 123
- Date
- March 21, 1929
- Locality
- Atuona
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 21, 1929, Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M. also collected 16 other specimens.
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Bacopa monnieri
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Catharanthus roseus
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Catharanthus roseus
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Dactyloctenium aegyptium
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Dinebra xerophila
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Gymnosporia crenata
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Ipomoea pes-caprae
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
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Setaria verticillata
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Sonchus oleraceus
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Tecoma stans
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Waltheria indica
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Barringtonia asiatica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,738 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Taiwan, TW
(c) maoneow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MY
(c) Tom Lansley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Octopus Resort, Fiji
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-16
Avenida Universidad, San Juan, PR, US
(c) coralaviles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) mercaix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Kaimana, ID-IB, ID
(c) Fred Strebeigh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Barringtonia asiatica. BISH 152033. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956152576. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/152033.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956152576 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026