Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.) Bedd.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Central

• County/Municipio

  Abau Distr.

• Locality

  Umei Creek, Amau

• Elevation

  Alt. 65 m. (213 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.0692, 148.6

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Plants of Papua New Guinea
BLECHNACEAE
Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.f) Bedd.
Det. By:
Creeping or climbing fern. Sterile leaves collected.
Locality: Papua New Guinea: Umei Creek, Amau,
Abau District, Central Province.
Habitat: Regrowth forest on creek bank with many
Ficus spp. Fern and gingers common undergrowth.
Notes:
Site: 10° 04’ 09" S 148° 36' 00" E 65 m
O. Gideon & P. Piskaut, UPNG No. 20052, November
28,2002
This is a voucher specimen for anti-cancer and anti-AIDS screening.
NCI Sample Numbers): 0GHA40Q3-C)
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Field Museum of
Natural History, and Research Forest Institute, Lae, PNG.
Please notify Field Museum of any new determination of this collection,
specifying that it is a University of Illinois at Chicago voucher.
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