Atuna indica
Appearance
Atuna indica | |
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Atuna indica at Kakkayam Dam, Kerala | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
Genus: | Atuna |
Species: | A. indica
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Binomial name | |
Atuna indica (Bedd.) Kosterm.
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Atuna indica is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu in southern India. It has been recorded only twice from a small area in the north-west of the Nilgiris, where it grows in submontane evergreen forest.[1]
References
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- ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Atuna indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38754A10147928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38754A10147928.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.