Barringtonia asiatica

Barringtonia asiatica is a species of Barringtonia native to mangrove habitats on the tropical coastsIt is a medium-sized tree growing to 25 m in height. It grows beautifully along the seafront and is a salt tolerant plant / landscape tree. It is typically 10 to 15 m tall and develops a short trunk with a low-branching structure and a densely branched, wide-spreading rounded crown. The leaves are large, oval or nearly so, glossy green, leathery and showy in whorled clusters at the tips of the branches.It blooms on and off throughout the year, with large, showy, white, tulip-like flower buds that open at night to reveal their long, hair-like filaments, which are white with pink tips and collectively resemble a powder-puff when extended.