Barringtonia acutangula subsp. acutangula (freshwater mangrove)

Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. subsp. acutangula (1968) . 
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. (1790) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in WA, NT, Cape York Peninsula and the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld. 
Altitudinal range from sea level to 450 m.
Grows in gallery forest and is a characteristic species along major creeks and rivers and on the margins of lagoons across northern Australia.
Also occurs in Asia and Malesia.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:  

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. subsp. acutangula (1968): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/109654/api/apni-format .
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn (1790).: → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/109641/api/apni-format . 
Barringtonia ...: → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Barringtonia&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=&search=true
Viewed: 2025 September 29th . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. subsp. acutangula fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Barringtonia_acutangula_subsp._acutangula.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2025 September 29th . 

• Wood A M, Queensland Herbarium (2025) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. subsp. acutangula – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th . 

• Western Australian Herbarium (1998–).
Florabase—the Western Australian flora.
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. subsp. acutangula profile page: → https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/12061
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
→ https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/
Viewed: 2025 September 29th . 

• Northern Territory Herbarium (2015–)
FloraNT Northern Territory Flora Online .
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. subsp. acutangula fact sheet: → https://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=2907 
Department of Land Resource Management .
→ http://eflora.nt.gov.au
Viewed: 2025 September 29th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (265–) 266 .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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