Chloranthus elatior Link

  • Filed As

    Chloranthaceae
    Chloranthus elatior Link

  • Collector(s)

    D. D. Soejarto 6439, 06 Apr 1989

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Puerto Princesa City. Irawan River Valley, road between Benguet Mining Compound and site.

  • Habitat

    disturbed forest, clearing along roadcut.

  • Description

    Subshrub, fruits green with dark purple tinge, flower buds white to light green.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4356771

    Occurrence ID: 06bcda8c-b74f-4c00-9110-7b07e8d28a76

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Chloranthales

  • Family

    Chloranthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chloranthus elatior Link

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Palawan

  • County/Municipio

    Puerto Princesa City

  • Locality

    Irawan River Valley, road between Benguet Mining Compound and site.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 m. (1969 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.85, 118.62

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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Field Museum of Natural History
Chloranthus officinalis Bl.
October 17, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
RUBIACEAE
Ophiorrhiza ?
Det. By:
Field Char: Subshrub, fruits green with
dark purple tinge, flower buds white to
light green.
Locality: Palawan: Municipality Puerto
Princesa, Irawan River Valley, road
between Benguet Mining Compound and
site.
Habitat: Disturbed forest, clearing
along roadcut.
600 m, 9 51'N X 118 37'E
D.D. Soejarto, E. Reynoso, E. Sagcal and
R. Rutz 6439, April 6, 1989
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer
and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6607863-J.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S.
National Cancer Institute, University of
Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Har-
vard University), Field Museum of Natural
History and Department of Botany, National
Museum, Philippines.
04356771