Reutealis

Philippine tung
Francisco Manuel Blanco plate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Aleuritideae
Subtribe: Aleuritinae
Genus: Reutealis
Airy Shaw
Species: R. trisperma
Binomial name
Reutealis trisperma
(Blanco) Airy Shaw

Reutealis is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae. The single species, Reutealis trisperma is also known as Philippine tung. Reutealis trisperma is endemic to the Philippines and used as a timber species, although the IUCN has classified it with the conservation status 'Vulnerable'.[1]

Reutealis trisperma fruit bunch
Reutealis trisperma leaf
Reutealis trisperma leaf close up showing characteristics
Reutealis trisperma tree in Cubbon park,Bangalore
Reutealis trisperma fruit closeup

References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Reutealis trisperma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 May 2013.


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