Barringtonia asiatica
Fish Poison Tree
As recorded: Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Lecythidaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 114/FP
- Date
- May 5, 1992
- Locality
- Vairua district
- Island
- Raivavae
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 5, 1992, Sykes, W.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
Barringtonia asiatica
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Coix lacryma-jobi
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Colubrina asiatica
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Cyperus cyperoides
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Euphorbia prostrata
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Hedychium flavescens
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Hernandia nymphaeifolia
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Ipomoea fimbriosepala
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Ipomoea littoralis
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Microsorum grossum
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Paspalum orbiculare
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Solanum americanum
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Sorghum bicolor
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Terminalia catappa
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Vigna marina
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Barringtonia asiatica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. 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 757599. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956355881. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757599.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956355881 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026