Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz

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Plants of Martinique
No. 25013	Lecythidaceae
Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
Det. S. A. Mori, 1999
Fort-de-France. Cultivated tree growing at edge of main
savanna-like park in the center of town.
Tree, 12 m tall. Calyx green, petals white, the filaments white
for lower 2/3, pink for upper 1/3, the style white for lower
1/2,pink for upper 1/2 at anthesis, mostly pink after anthesis.
Aroma of honeysuckle to A. MacFarlane, of abricot to H.
Peckham. Aroma pumped from flower on cut branch 1 m
long. Flower partially open at 5:00 p.m., fully opened by 7:30
p.m. Voucher for floral aroma study done in collaboration
with Givaudan-Roure. Aroma pumped 8:10-9:10 p.m. @ 100
ml /minute.
Collection consists of photos only.
S. A. Mori, A. MacFarlane & H. Peckham 23 August 1999<<<OCR