A tropical tree with large showy flowers and hard seeds, named after a British botanist, found in coastal regions of the Indo-Pacific.
Named after Daines Barrington (1727-1800), an English naturalist and lawyer, with the Latinized suffix -ia common in botanical nomenclature. The genus was established in the 18th century to honor his contributions to natural history.
Barringtonia has massive seeds that can float across oceans for months and still sprout on distant shores—they're nature's perfectly designed ocean-going vessels that have shaped the distribution of tropical plants across the Pacific!
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