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The uses ofAtuna racemosa Raf. (Chrysobalanaceae) in Samoa

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The Uses of Atuna racemosaRaf. (Chrysobalanaceae) in Samoa. Economic Botany 58(3):470-475, 2004. An ethnobotanical study was made of the uses ofAtuna racemosa subsp.racemosa (Chrysobalanaceae) in Samoa. The main use is of the cotyledons to extract an anti-inflammatory massage oil and a putty to caulk boats. Minor uses as a medicinal and of the wood are reported and a survey of herbarium material shows that the fruit of Atuna is widely used throughout the Pacific region.

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Prance, G.T. The uses ofAtuna racemosa Raf. (Chrysobalanaceae) in Samoa. Econ Bot 58, 470–475 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0470:TUOARR]2.0.CO;2

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