Tetrameles nudiflora

Tetrameles nudiflora
The famous tree growing in the Ta Prohm temple ruins in Cambodia is Tetrameles nudiflora
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Tetramelaceae
Genus:	Tetrameles
Species:	T. nudiflora
Binomial name
Tetrameles nudiflora R.Br.

Tetrameles nudiflora is a species of plant in the Tetramelaceae family. It is a tree found in Queensland (Australia), Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is the only species in its genus Tetrameles.

Many specimens have grown to immense proportions of height and width.

• In India, these trees can be particularly found in large numbers in The Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala.
• In Viet Nam, a number of fine specimens are shown to visitors in Cat Tien National Park - one within walking distance of the park headquarters.

References

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Tetrameles nudiflora. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.

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