Cryptocarya

  • Filed As

    Lauraceae
    Cryptocarya

  • Collector(s)

    O. Gideon UPNG No.20125, 21 Jan 2003

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Central. Abau Distr. Behind Kwapena's rubber block, Moreguina Government Station, Cape Rodney, Abau.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03816001

    Occurrence ID: 67b418a7-7aa2-48d4-a3f7-bf42a933122c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Laurales

  • Family

    Lauraceae

  • All Determinations

    Cryptocarya

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Central

  • County/Municipio

    Abau Distr.

  • Locality

    Behind Kwapena's rubber block, Moreguina Government Station, Cape Rodney, Abau

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Plants of Papua New Guinea
LAURACEAE
Cryptocarya sp.
Det. By:
Tree, 10m tall. Stem bark whitish, smooth, ca. 10cm
dbh. Leaves dark green above, pale to whitish below.
Fruit green.
Locality: Papua New Guinea: Behind Kwapena's
rubber block, Moreguina Government Station, Cape
Rodney, Abau, Central Province
Habitat: Lowland rainforest of very mixed
composition. Common species include Pometia
pinnata, Myristica spp. and Lauraceous species.
Notes:
Site:
O. Gideon & P. Piskaut, UPNG No. 20125, January 31,
2003
This is a voucher specimen for anti-cancer and anti-AIDS screening.
NCI Sample Numbers): 0GHA4159-J 0GHA4161-L
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.
03816001