Vaccinium viscifolium King & Gamble

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Vaccinium viscifolium King & Gamble

  • Collector(s)

    E. Soepadmo 163, 05 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Malaysia. Pahang. Gunong Ulu Kali.

  • Habitat

    Montane forest.

  • Description

    Small tree, 4 m tall; leaves simple, obovate; inflorescence an axillary cyme, fruit a berry, globose, brownish.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4367556

    Occurrence ID: 6ea2ca0f-676a-407b-b5a5-feb008674737

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Malaysia

  • State/Province

    Pahang

  • Locality

    Gunong Ulu Kali

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1772 m. (5814 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.45, 103.8

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
ERICACEAE
Vaccinium viscifolium K.-PG.
Det. By: E. Soepadmo,
Field Char: Small tree, 4 m tall; leaves simple,
obovate; inflorescence an axillary cyme, fruit
a berry, globose, brownish.
Locality: Malay Peninsula, Gunong Ulu Kali,
Pahang.
Habitat: Montane forest.
1772 m, 3°27’N X 103°48’E
E. Soepadmo and M. Suhaimi sl63, March 5, 1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6603962-S, Q6604273-H.
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 University of Malaya.
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