Atuna elliptica

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Atuna elliptica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Atuna
Species:
A. elliptica
Binomial name
Atuna elliptica
(Kostermans) Kostermans

Atuna elliptica is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Fiji. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Atuna elliptica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.