Breynia cernua (Poir.) Müll.Arg.
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Filed As
Euphorbiaceae
Breynia cernua (Poir.) Müll.Arg. -
Collector(s)
W. N. Takeuchi 10097, 19 Aug 1994
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Location
Papua New Guinea. New Ireland. buttress ridge north of Garuka village, above swamp.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 3949340
Occurrence ID: eaf38ef2-7752-4c7a-9608-5f67cb3ea13b
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malpighiales
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Family
Phyllanthaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Oceania
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Country
Papua New Guinea
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State/Province
New Ireland
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Locality
buttress ridge north of Garuka village, above swamp
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Elevation
Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)
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Coordinates
-4.18, 142.73
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
3 University of Illinois at Chicago PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA EUPHORBIACEAE Breynia cernua (Poir.) Muell. Arg. Det. By: Field Char: Understory shrub, 4 m tall, entirely glabrous. Inflorescence axillary, males in small cymules in lower axils, females solitary, red, accrescent in fruit. Fruit, exocarp glossy black. Notes: Freshly dried foliage thrown on fires and burned as mosquito repellent. Distinctive odor, effective. Locality: New Ireland; buttress ridge north of Garuka village, above swamp. Habitat: Base of hillside on margin of swamp, in medium stature forest, c. 50 m, 4°11’S X 142°44’E Local Names: "’jarunga’" (Waskuk) W. Takeuchi & J. Wiakabu 10097, August 19, 1994 This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and anti-AIDS screening NCI Sample Number(s): 0FCZ0538-T, 0FCZ0539-U 0FCZ0540-V, 0FCZ0541-W. 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. Please notify Field Museum Herbarium of any new determination of this collection, specifying that it is a University of Illinois at Chicago voucher. 03949340 03949340
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Breynia cernua (Poir.) Müll.Arg.