Barringtonia asiatica
Fish Poison Tree
As recorded: Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Lecythidaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 15539
- Date
- March 27, 1953
- Locality
- Trail down to Lokupo on the NE side of the island
- Island
- 'Eua Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Elevation
- 105 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 27, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Excoecaria agallocha
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Heliotropium velutinum
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Hernandia nymphaeifolia
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Maesa tongensis
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Nephrolepis biserrata
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Pemphis acidula
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Pteris berteroana
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Pteris biaurita
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Pteris ensiformis
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Scaevola taccada
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Schleinitzia insularum
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Barringtonia asiatica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,735 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Barringtonia asiatica. BISH 152040. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956239777. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/152040.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956239777 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026