Atuna excelsa subsp. racemosa

Atuna excelsa subsp. racemosa
Flowers and leaves from Tonga, where it is known as the pipi tree
Fruits in the Philippines where it is known as tabon-tabon and used in the preparation of the dish kinilaw
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Atuna
Species:
Subspecies:
A. e. subsp. racemosa
Trinomial name
Atuna excelsa subsp. racemosa
(Raf.) Prance
Synonyms
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. The epithet racemosa is from the Latin meaning 'clustered', referring to the inflorescence. 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.