🌿 Family

Lecythidaceae

13 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Lecythidaceae

Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz

Barringtonia asiatica is a toxic coastal tropical tree with showy fragrant flowers, buoyant ocean-dispersed fruit, and traditional human uses.

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.

Barringtonia racemosa, the powder-puff tree, is an Indian Ocean coastal Lecythidaceae tree with documented traditional medicinal uses, protected in South Africa.

Couroupita guianensis Aubl.

Couroupita guianensis, the cannonball tree, has known pollinators, ornamental uses, traditional medicinal uses, and potential as a natural dye.

Planchonia careya (F.Muell.) R.Knuth

Planchonia careya is a Lecythidaceae tree with multiple common names, traditionally used by Indigenous Australians for food, medicine, and other purposes.

Lecythis pisonis Cambess.

Lecythis pisonis, the monkey pot, is a large neotropical rainforest tree grown ornamentally for its edible nuts.

Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

Bertholletia excelsa, the Brazil nut tree, is a large long-lived Amazon tree harvested for its edible, selenium-rich seeds.

Cariniana legalis (Mart.) Kuntze

Cariniana legalis is a very large emergent rainforest tree native to Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, threatened by habitat loss.

Cariniana estrellensis (Raddi) Kuntze

Cariniana estrellensis is an exceptionally large South American rainforest tree species in the Lecythidaceae family.

Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn.

Barringtonia acutangula is an 8–15 m tree with edible young leaves and documented medicinal properties.

Barringtonia edulis Seem.

Barringtonia edulis Seem. is an evergreen tree endemic to Fiji and Vanuatu, grown for its edible fruits and useful timber.

Barringtonia calyptrata (R.Br. ex Miers) R.Br. ex F.M.Bailey

Barringtonia calyptrata is a mangrove species in Lecythidaceae native to New Guinea and northern Queensland.

Gustavia superba (Kunth) O.Berg

Gustavia superba is a palm-like understory tree in the Lecythidaceae family, native to Central and northwestern South America.

Careya arborea Roxb.

Careya arborea is a deciduous native tree with a range of traditional food and material uses across South and Southeast Asia.

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