| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision =A. racemosa subsp. excelsaA. racemosa subsp. racemosa
| synonyms = {{Collapsible list
|Atuna elata {{Au|(King) Kosterm.}}
|Atuna scabra {{Au|(Hassk.) Kosterm.}}
|Chrysobalanus racemosus {{Au|Roxb.}}
|Cyclandrophora elata {{Au|(King) Kosterm.}}
|Cyclandrophora glaberrima {{Au|Hassk.}}
|Cyclandrophora laurina {{Au|(A.Gray) Kosterm.}}
|Cyclandrophora scabra {{Au|(Hassk.) Kosterm.}}
|Ferolia glaberrima {{Au|(Hassk.) Kuntze}}
|Ferolia scabra {{Au|(Hassk.) Kuntze}}
|Parinari curranii {{Au|Merr.}}
|Parinari elata {{Au|King}}
|Parinari glaberrima {{Au|(Hassk.) Hassk.}}
|Parinari hahlii {{Au|Warb.}}
|Parinari laurina {{Au|A.Gray}}
|Parinari margarata {{Au|A.Gray}}
|Parinari mindanaensis {{Au|Perkins}}
|Parinari scabra {{Au|Hassk.}}
|Parinari scabra var. lanceolata {{Au|Koord. & Valeton}}
|Parinari scabra var. macrophylla {{Au|Koord. & Valeton}}
|Parinari warburgii {{Au|Perkins ex Merr.}}
|Petrocarya glaberrima {{Au|(Hassk.) Miers}}
|Petrocarya scabra {{Au|(Hassk.) Miers}}
}}
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}}Atuna racemosa is a tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. The specific epithet {{lang|la|racemosa}} is from the Latin meaning "clustered", referring to the inflorescence.[3] 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.[4]Description
Atuna racemosa grows up to {{convert|35|m|-1}} tall. The smooth bark is grey to black. The flowers are blue or white. The fruits are ellipsoid, roundish or pear-shaped and measure up to {{convert|7.5|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long.[3]Distribution and habitat
Atuna racemosa is found widely in Thailand, Malesia and the South Pacific islands of Oceania. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests, also in swamps and along rivers, from sea-level to {{convert|750|m|-2}} altitude.[3]Uses
The fruit is made into a putty for sealing canoes in the Pacific islands. Oil from the seeds is used as a scent. Leaves are used as thatch in Fiji.[3]
In the Philippines, where the tree is known as tabon-tabon, juice from the grated flesh of the fruits are used to neutralize the fishy taste and the acidity of the raw seafood dish kinilaw. The remains of halved tabon-tabon fruits alongside cut fish bones have been recovered from the Balangay archeological excavation site in Butuan (dated c. 10th to 13th century AD) indicating that this cooking practice is almost a thousand years old.[1][2][3]
References
1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tabon-tabon-fruit|title=Tabon Tabon Fruit|author=|date=8 January 2008|publisher=Market Manila|accessdate=16 January 2017}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=Alan Davidson|title =The Oxford Companion to Food|publisher =OUP Oxford|year =2014|pages=445–446|isbn = 9780191040726|url =https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=bIIeBQAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA445#v=onepage&q&f=false}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pinoywit.com/kinilaw-history-origin-evolution/#region|title=Kinilaw History, Origin and Evolution – Into the Heart of Freshness|author=Ninah Villa|date=27 June 2015|publisher=Pinoy Wit|accessdate=16 January 2017}}
4. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite book | last1 = Prance | first1 = Ghillean T. | date = 1995 | contribution = Atuna racemosa Raf. | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Wong | editor2-first = K. M. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 1 | pages = 160–161 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-9592-34-3 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate = 1 June 2014 }}
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