''Terminalia acuminata'' is a tree species in the

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family. It was

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to the Atlantic Forest in

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. The species was believed to be

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from

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease ...

, entering the

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in 1998, with two individuals remaining in the

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. In May 2016, it was reported that ''T. acuminata'' specimens have been discovered in the

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; in the Mendanha State Park, in

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; in the

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, and in the Municipal Natural Park of the City, in

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, in the city of

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References

External links

http://globaltrees.org/threatened-trees/trees/terminalia-acuminata/
Terminalia acuminata on Global Trees * ''Terminalia acuminata'' in Vietnamese i
cây bàng Đài Loan
acuminata Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Myrtales-stub