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Barringtonia racemosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Order: Ericales Family: Lecythidaceae Genus: Barringtonia Species: B. racemosa Plant profile Barringtonia racemosa (Powder-puff tree, Afrikaans: Poeierkwasboom, Zulu: Iboqo, Malay: Putat) is a tree in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in coastal swamp forests and on the edges of estuaries in the Indian Ocean, starting at the east coast of Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, southern China, northern Australia, the Ryukyu Islands and many Polynesian islands. The Powder-puff tree is a protected tree in South Africa. Uses A nitrogen-fixing tree, with value for shade, quality hardwood (cabinet, veneer, construction), fuel-wood and charcoal, and honey (source of nectar and pollen); proposed as an alternative forage to Leucaena leucocephala in more acid soils, particularly with the advent of the leucaena psyllid (Heteropsylla cubana), but to date has not been adopted commercially to any extent. The extensive, shallow root system makes it a good soil binder and suited to soil conservation and erosion control. Various parts of the tree are used in folk remedies for many ailments. It is also used as an ornamental and avenue tree, and sometimes as a shade tree in coffee and tea. The bark contains saponins and tannins, used for making soap and in tanning, respectively. Ecology Occurs naturally on soils overlying basalt, and among sandstone boulders and basalt outcrops on breakaway or scree slopes. It is also found in riparian situations, and on stabilized dunes or low lateritic ledges above the beach. While it prefers well-drained soils of moderate to high fertility, it will grow on less fertile soils, but is not adapted to heavy clay or waterlogged soils. It is adapted over a wide range of pH from acid to alkaline, and also tolerates moderate soil salinity. .

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