Atuna excelsa subsp. racemosa

Atuna excelsa subsp. racemosa

Top: Flowers and leaves from Tonga, where it is known as the pipi tree
Bottom: Fruits in the Philippines where it is known as tabon-tabon and used in the preparation of the dish kinilaw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Atuna
Species:
A. excelsa
Subspecies:
A. e. subsp. racemosa
Trinomial name
Atuna excelsa subsp. racemosa
(Raf.) Prance
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Atuna elata (King) Kosterm.
  • Atuna racemosa Raf.
  • Atuna scabra (Hassk.) Kosterm.
  • Chrysobalanus racemosus Roxb.
  • Cyclandrophora elata (King) Kosterm.
  • Cyclandrophora glaberrima Hassk.
  • Cyclandrophora laurina (A.Gray) Kosterm.
  • Cyclandrophora scabra (Hassk.) Kosterm.
  • Ferolia glaberrima (Hassk.) Kuntze
  • Ferolia scabra (Hassk.) Kuntze
  • Parinari curranii Merr.
  • Parinari elata King
  • Parinari glaberrima (Hassk.) Hassk.
  • Parinari hahlii Warb.
  • Parinari lanceolata Teijsm. & Binn., nom. nud.
  • Parinari laurina A.Gray
  • Parinari macrophylla Teijsm. & Binn., nom. nud.
  • Parinari margarata A.Gray
  • Parinari mindanaensis Perkins
  • Parinari racemosa Merr., nom. illeg.
  • Parinari scabra Hassk.
  • Parinari scabra var. lanceolata Koord. & Valeton
  • Parinari scabra var. macrophylla Koord. & Valeton
  • Parinari warburgii Perkins ex Merr.
  • Petrocarya glaberrima (Hassk.) Miers
  • Petrocarya scabra (Hassk.) Miers

Atuna excelsa subsp. racemosa, synonym Atuna racemosa, is a tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae.[1] The epithet racemosa is from the Latin meaning 'clustered', referring to the inflorescence.[2] The tree is widely known as tabon-tabon in the Philippines, where the fruits have been traditionally used for the preparation of kinilaw (a local dish of raw fish in vinegar or citrus juices) for almost a thousand years.[3]

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