''Atuna nannodes'' is a tree in the family
Chrysobalanaceae. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
' is from the
Greek meaning "dwarf", referring to the tree's small size.
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Description
''Atuna nannodes'' grows up to tall. The smooth bark is dark grey. The flowers are white. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to long.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Atuna nannodes'' grows naturally in Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...
and 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 ...
. Its habitat is forests from sea-level to altitude.[
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References
nannodes
Trees of Peninsular Malaysia
Trees of Borneo
Plants described in 1965
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