Diospyros rufa King & Gamble

University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
EBENACEAE
Diospyros rufa King & Gamble
Det. By:
Field Char: Tree, 15 m tall; leaves simple,
alternate; fruits large, globose.
Locality: Malay Peninsula: Cameron Highlands.
Habitat: Montane forest.
1160 m, 4°34’N X 101°25’E
Local Names: "Kayn Arang."
E. Soepadmo & M. Suhaimi s34, November 11,
1989
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6603800-R, Q66O3801-S
Q66O3802-T.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of
Natural History and University of Malaya.
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