Tarenna buruensis (Miq.) Merr.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Central

• County/Municipio

  Abau Distr.

• Locality

  Waiana forest along Amau Road, 3km from More River Bridge

• Elevation

  Alt. 30 m. (98 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.05, 148.517

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Plants of Papua New Guinea
RUBIACEAE
Tarenna buruensis Merr.
Det. By: O. Gideon April 01, 2003
Small tree, 8m tall. Leaves glossy green above, pale
below. Flowers cream, yellow after anthesis, sweet
smell.
Locality: Papua New Guinea: Waiana forest along
Amau Road, 3 km from More River Bridge, Abau
District, Central Province.
Habitat: Disturbed lowland rainforest along roadside.
Notes:
Site: 10° 03' 00" S 148° 31' 00" E 30 m
O. Gideon & P. Piskaut, UPNG No. 20098, January
29,2003
This is a voucher specimen for anti-cancer and anti-AIDS screening.
NCI Sample Numbers): 0GHA4074-Q 0GHA4075-R
0GHA4076-S
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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