pecking at the sea

Sea Poison Tree Common names: Fish Poison Tree, Putat, Sea Poison Tree

Sea jig, scientific name: Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz

Wongchik (LECYTHIDACEAE or BARRINGTONIACEAE)

Sea herbs There are other local names such as Jiklay Donle (southern region), Amung (Male-Narathiwat), etc.

Things to know! : The sea jig tree is the provincial tree of Samut Songkhram Province.

Characteristics of sea jigs

The sea jig tree is a large evergreen tree that does not shed its leaves. Has a height of about 7-20 meters and branches out at the canopy of the trunk. The canopy is a dense, round bush with low branches. This is a large branch that has scars everywhere. which are scars caused by fallen leaves The bark is brown, brown or gray. It is broken into a groove along the length and has ventilation holes as well. The wood is white or light yellow. It is an outdoor plant that propagates by seeds. Or propagate by having the fruit float along in the water. Has a medium to fast growth rate. Can grow in general soil. Likes moderate humidity. and full day of sunlight It has a wide distribution area. Found from Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Japan, the Malaysian region, including the Philippines. Islands in the Pacific Ocean to northern Australia and in the Polynesian islands In Thailand, it is found mostly in coastal forests and on undisturbed islands in the south.

The leaves are single leaves. Arranged in alternating order according to the first verse. The shape of the leaves is oval, elliptical, or oval and parallelogram-shaped. The tip of the leaf is rounded and concave. The base of the leaf tapers towards the petiole. The edge of the leaf is smooth. The leaves are about 10-18 centimeters wide and 20-38 centimeters long. The leaves are green. The leaves are thick, smooth and shiny on the top. The leaf veins have 12-14 on each side, convex on both sides. There are no stems or short leaf stalks, about 5 millimeters long.

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The sea clover blooms in a bouquet of flowers at the top of the stem, erect. One bouquet has about 7-8 flowers. The inflorescence is about 2-15 centimeters long. The bouquet core is thick. The flowers are white and fragrant. The scales covering the top are oval, about 1.5-3 centimeters long. The bracts are oval, about 0.8-1.5 centimeters long. The bracts are triangular, about 5 millimeters long. The flower stalks are about 2-3 centimeters long. The flower base is shaped. long short cone

Approximately 1-1.5 centimeters, sepals attached to the flower buds. The door is separated into 2 unequal parts. The shape is oval, durable, about 2.5-3.5 centimeters long. The tip is a lobe, about 2 millimeters long. The petals are white and pink with 4 petals attached to the base of the stamen tube. The petals are oval, the petals are rounded at the edges, often curled in, about 4.5-6.5 centimeters long. The flowers have many stamens, red, pink or purple, arranged in 6 whorls, about 9.5 centimeters long. The inner circle is sterile, about 2-3.5 centimeters long. The base of the pollen stalks is connected to form a tube, about 1.5 centimeters long.

 The peduncle is circular, with rounded serrated edges, about 1 mm high. There is an ovary under the petal ring, with 4 compartments. Each compartment has approximately 2-6 ovules. The stamens are band-shaped, approximately 10-11 centimeters long. The stamens are small, rounded buds. When the flowers are fully bloomed they are about 10-12 centimeters wide. The flowers bloom during the night. and will be sprinkled during the daytime It will bloom between November and December.

The sea pecked fruit is a dry, unbroken fruit. The shape of the fruit is a rectangular pyramid. The base of the fruit is concave. The fruit is green and shiny. The fruit when grown is approximately 8.5-10 centimeters wide and approximately 8.5-11 centimeters long. The fruit wall is fibrous and covered with a thick, sticky residue similar to a sponge. Makes it float on water like a coconut fruit. The inner wall of the fruit is hard. Inside the fruit there is 1 seed. The seeds are parallelogram-shaped and approximately 4-5 centimeters long. (Sea prickly pear seeds contain fixed oil, including olein, palmitin, glycoside barringtonin 3.27%, baringronin, hydrocyanic acid, saponin)

Properties of sea jik

Leaves, fruit and bark are used as medicine to relieve headaches (leaves, bark, fruit).

Fruit peel or flesh It is a type of drug that helps insomniacs fall asleep. If eaten in large quantities, it will make you sleep comfortably (fruit peel, fruit pulp). The seeds are used as a medicine to expel parasites from the body (seeds).

Properties of sea jik

Leaves, fruit and bark are used as medicine to relieve headaches (leaves, bark, fruit).

Fruit peel or flesh It is a type of drug that helps insomniacs fall asleep. If eaten in large quantities, it will make you sleep comfortably (fruit peel, fruit pulp). The seeds are used as a medicine to expel parasites from the body (seeds).

Reference documents

Thai Herbal Dictionary Book, 5th edition. (Dr. Wit Thiangburanatham). “Jikle”. Pages 227-228.

Database of plant species used in landscape architecture Agricultural Knowledge Center Kasetsart University. “Jiktalay”. [Online]. Accessible from: agkc.lib.ku.ac.th. [09 Jan. 2015].

Herbarium Office Forest and Plant Conservation Research Office, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. “Jik Talay”. [Online]. Accessible from: www.dnp.go.th/botany/. [09 Jan. 2015].

Illustrations: www.flickr.com (by VanLap Hoàng, Ben Caledonia, Ahmad Fuad Morad, Jellyfish57, Shipher (士緯) Wu (吳), Rick and Lea Miller, Heleen van Duin, Russell Cumming, mmadrigal2008)

Information compiled by the Medthai website.