Bischofia javanica Blume

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF THAILAND
Genus: Bischofia
Species: javanica
Authority:BU
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Det. By:
Field Chr: Tree 30 m tall, dbh 80 cm, bark beef red with white
streaks, flower buds green.
Notes: One of the original forest trees in the Garden.
Locality: Thailand: Saraburi, Pukae Botanic Garden.
Habitat: Dry evergreen forest.
Alt.: 50 m Geogr. Coord.: 14 30 N X 101 E
Coll.: D.D.Soejarto,K.Taylor,N.Nantasan.
No.: 5842 Coll. Date: March 30, 1987
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q66O0804-K, Q6600953-V.
Collected under contract to: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Harvard
University), and Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago).
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