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Atuna indica

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Atuna indica
Atuna indica at Kakkayam Dam, Kerala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Atuna
Species:
A. indica
Binomial name
Atuna indica
(Bedd.) Kosterm.

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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  1. ^ 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.