| 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 |
| 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]
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- 1 2 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.
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