BISH 702879Botany

Barringtonia asiatica

Fish Poison Tree

As recorded: Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Lecythidaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 16972
Date: September 6, 1934
Locality: Northeast Islet
Island: Maria Island
Region: French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

225 Bishop specimens of Barringtonia asiatica · collected 1864–2011Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 6, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Barringtonia asiatica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Barringtonia asiatica. BISH 702879. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956599460. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/702879.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956599460 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026