Native to 66 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Pacific; introduced into Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Australia, Queensland (Cairns Botanic Garden)
Location Remarks
Main entrance is off Collins Ave., Cairns
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Vietnam, Tay Ninh, Tan Bien (Tan Binh)
11.649722, 105.851389
Location Remarks
Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park. Road fromTan Not Ranger Station to Nga Ba Lo Go Ranger Station. Around Nga Ba Lo Go Ranger Station, near Cambodian border. 29 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree
Location
New Caledonia, Province Nord
-20.283917, 164.198
Location Remarks
Route RPN 9; Petit creek en bas du Col d'Arama. Col d'Arama Maquis. Phtenite substrate. 230 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Bruce Gray, David Bruy
Notes
Tree 5-6 m. Flower white, with chocolate-like odor. Visited by Myzomela caledonica (honey-eater, f. Julian Donahue, Jan., 2016.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Lecythidaceae
Genus
Barringtonia
Authorship
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.