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Cerbera dilatata

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Apocynaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Gentianales

Genus
  
Cerbera

Cerbera dilatata

Similar
  
Cerbera floribunda, Ochrosia oppositifolia, Cerbera, Ochrosia, Cerbera odollam

Cerbera dilatata (Chamorro: chi'ute) is a species of tree in the family Apocynaceae endemic to the Mariana Islands.

Description

This species has dark foliage and hairy flowers that are white and pinkish in the center. Its leaves are crowded near the ends of its branches. It has ovular fruit that are often coupled and speckled green.

References

Cerbera dilatata Wikipedia