Lithocarpus celebicus (Miq.) Rehder

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Morobe

• Locality

  logging road near Markham Village, along the margin of Labu Swamp

• Elevation

  Alt. 50 - 100 m. (164 - 328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -6.72, 146.88

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
FAGACEAE
Lithocarpus celebicus (Miq.) Rehd.
Det. By: W. Takeuchi, July 15, 1991
Field Char: Treelet c. 10 m tall; bark dark
brown, slightly fissured, inner bark medium
brown and strongly grooved; leaves coriaceous,
dark glossy green above, grey green below,
fruit capsule light tan-green.
Notes: Nut shiny green. Very common in
collection area, many plants in fruit; photos
at BISH.
Locality: Morobe Province: logging road near
Markham Village, along the margin of Labu
Swamp.
Habitat: Lower slopes of buttress ridge, amoung
regrowth on recently burnt ground.
50-100 m,006°43’S X 146°53’E
W. Takeuchi 7146, July 10, 1991
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Numbers): U44Z0745-T, U44Z0746-U
U44Z0747-V.
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.
University of Illinois at Chicago
04361396