Plant knowledge
Hijal
Barringtonia acutangula
হিজল
- Family
- Lecythidaceae
- Origin
- South Asia
- Native status
- native
- Habit
- tree
- Mature height
- 8–15 m
- Mature spread
- Spreading wetland canopy
- Climate
- Riverine and floodplain sites
- Light
- full sun
- Water
- frequent
- Soil
- Moist to seasonally wet soils
- Growth
- Moderate
- Flowering
- Pendant racemes
- Fruiting
- Not a commercial fruit crop
Uses
- Wetland planting
- Native restoration
Care
- Suits wetter ground than most avenue trees. Confirm site hydrology.
Landscape uses
- Embankments
- Park edges near water
Native wetland tree with habitat value.
Environmental benefits
- Riparian cover
- Native canopy