Premna obtusifolia R.Br.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Central

• County/Municipio

  Abau Distr.

• Locality

  Waiana forest along Amau Road, 3 km 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
VERBENACEAE
Premna obtusifolia R. Br.
Det. By:
Small shrubby tree, 5m tall. Leaves opposite, dark
green above pale below. Inflorescence terminal,
much-branched, flat top. Flower small, corolla
greenish white. Fruit globose, green, ripening purple
to black.
Locality: Papua New Guinea: Waiana forest along
Amau Road, 3 km from More River Bridge, Abau
District, Central Province.
Habitat: Disturbed lowland rainforest by roadside.
Notes:
Site: 10° 03’ 00” S 148° 31' 00" E 30 m
O. Gideon & P. Piskaut, UPNG No. 20103, January 29,
2003
This is a voucher specimen for anti-cancer and anti-AIDS screening.
NCI Sample Numbei(s): 0GHA4089-I 0GHA4090-J 0GHA4091-K
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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