Baccaurea papuana F.M.Bailey

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  New Ireland

• Locality

  Vicinity of Langu village. Alluvial forest on flood plain of the Sanchi tributary, Sepik River.

• Elevation

  Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -4.18, 142.73

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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Pa~4Ls
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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
EUPHORBIACEAE
Baccaurea papuana F.M. Bailey
Det. By:
Field Char: Treelet, 5 m tall. Outer bark light
brown,weakly fissured.Leaves adaxially medium
dull green,glabrous,bullate,abaxially yellow
green. Inflorescence among leaves or from old
wood. Oppressive fragrance.
Notes: Seeds are edible.
Locality: New Ireland; Vicinity of Langu
village. Alluvial forest on flood plain of the
Sanchi tributary, Sepik River.
Habitat: Alluvial forest on river plain. On
riverbank.
c. 40 m, 4°H’S X 142°44’E
Local Names: "’mapiok”' (Waskuk)
W. Takeuchi & J. Wiakabu 10076, August 18, 1994
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z8680-U, U44Z8681-V
U44Z8682-W, U44Z8683-X.
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 Forest Research Institute, Lae.
03932982