Samoan putat tree
Barringtonia samoensis

Family: Lecythidaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The bark is smooth and greyish-brown. The leaves are grouped at the ends of branches. The leaves are large and shiny. They are 17-45 cm long by 10-20 cm wide. The flowering shoots are 50 cm long. There are 40 flowers. The fruit are 4-5 cm long by 2 cm wide and green when ripe.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

American Samoa, Asia, Carolines, Fiji, Indonesia, Micronesia, Niue, Pacific, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Yap

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, nut

How it is grown

Plants can be grown by seed.

Its other names

Local names

Falaga, Falagi, Fia oli, Fulaga, Lau falaga, Pohon putat samoa, Wathol

Synonyms

Barringtonia longipedicellata Kaneh. & Hatus. Barringtonia semisutum (Miers) Knuth; Butonica samoensis (A. Gray) Miers; Stravadium semisutum Miers;