Vaccinium albicans Sleumer

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Morobe

• Locality

  Wau District, along road to Mt. Kaindi

• Elevation

  Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.35, 146.68

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
ERICACEAE
Vaccinium a I bican s
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Det. By: lT• c
Field Char: Small tree 3 m tall; petioles
pinkish; fruits green; bark of roots purplish.
Locality: Morobe Province: Wau District, along
road to Mt. Kaindi.
Habitat: Cool moist forest on mountain slopes,
ca. 1500m, 7°21’SX 146°41’E
Regalado & Katik 1088, July 11, 1994
This is a voucher specimen for
pharmacological screening
Sample Accession Number(s): GLA24262-S, GLA24263-T
GLA24264-U.
Collected under the sponsorship of: Glaxo Group Research
Ltd., University of Illinois at Chicago, Field
Museum of Natural History and Forest Research Institute, Lae.
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