Leucosyke capitellata (Poir.) Weed

  • Filed As

    Urticaceae
    Leucosyke capitellata (Poir.) Weed

  • Collector(s)

    D. D. Soejarto 6731, 12 Jan 1990

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Municipality Puerto, Princesa, Irawan, Impapai forest plot behind BFD Field Station, Notes: 1-Ha plot study, tree #576.

  • Habitat

    Premontane forest along ridge and slopes with a number of deciduous species.

  • Description

    Treelet 10 m tall, dbh 10 cm, bark gray, smooth, slash flesh-red, wood white, inflorescences brownish. Leaf undersides ashy white. canopy height 25-30 m.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04388333

    Occurrence ID: 2c681af0-b884-476b-ae69-a8c7729cdc2b

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Palawan

  • Locality

    Municipality Puerto, Princesa, Irawan, Impapai forest plot behind BFD Field Station, Notes: 1-Ha plot study, tree #576

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.83, 118.63

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
URTICACEAE
Leukosyke capitellata Wedd.
Det. By: D.D. Soejarto, July 17, 1990
Field Char: Treelet 10 m tall, dbh 10 cm, bark
gray, smooth, slash flesh-red, wood white,
inflorescences brownish. Leaf undersides ashy
white.
Notes: 1-Ha plot study, tree #576.
Locality: Palawan: Municipality Puerto
Princesa, Irawan, Impapai forest plot behind
BFD Field Station.
Habitat: Premontane forest along ridge and
slopes with a number of deciduous
species, canopy height 25-30 m.
300 m, 9°50’N X 118°38*E
D.D. Soejarto & D.A. Madulid 6731, January 12,
1990
Thii is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z1608-J.
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 Department of Botany, National Museum,
Philippines.
04388333