Licania splendens (Korth.) Prance

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Philippines

• State/Province

  Palawan

• County/Municipio

  Puerto Princesa City

• Locality

  Irawan, north slope of Mt. Beaufort, ca. 3 km from Irawan River crossing at Tatanarom

• Elevation

  Alt. 650 m. (2133 ft.)

• Coordinates

  9.85, 118.63

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
CHRYSOBALANACEAE
Licania splendens (Korth.) Prance
Det. By: D.D. Soejarto, July 24, 1990
Field Char: Tree 25 m tall, dbh 32 cm, bole 15 m;
bark ashy gray, flaking off, slash pink-red;
fruits green. No buttresses.
Notes: 0.1 Ha plot study, tree #B-14.
Locality: Palawan: Municipality Puerto
Princesa, Irawan, north slope of Mt. Beaufort,
ca. 3 km from Irawan River crossing at
Tatanarom.
Habitat: Primary forest with Agathis dammara,
northwest-facing slope, inclination
ca. 30 degrees.
650 m, 9°51’NX 118°38’E
D.D. Soejarto, E. Reynoso, E. Sagcal, R. Edrada
7153, March 27, 1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z1622-X, U44Z1623-Y
U44Z1624-Z.
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.
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