''Atuna cordata'' is a tree in the ''

Atuna ''Atuna'' is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1838.Prance, G. T. & F. White. 1988. The genera of Chrysobalanaceae: a study in practical and theoretical taxonomy and its relevance to evolutionary biology. P ...

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of the family Chrysobalanaceae. The

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' is from the

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meaning "heart-shaped", referring to the leaf base.

Description

''Atuna cordata'' grows up to tall. The smooth bark is grey-green with white mottles. The

ovoid An oval () is a closed curve in a plane which resembles the outline of an egg. The term is not very specific, but in some areas (projective geometry, technical drawing, etc.) it is given a more precise definition, which may include either one or ...

fruits measure up to long.

Distribution and habitat

''Atuna cordata'' is

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Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...

where it is confined to

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

. Its habitat is hills from sea-level to altitude.

References

cordata Endemic flora of Borneo Flora of Sabah Plants described in 1987 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{rosid-tree-stub