Cnestis palala (Lour.) Merr.

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TAS
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF THAILAND
Genus: Cnestis
Species: palala
Authority: Me-m
Family: Connaraceae
Det. By: T. Smitinand
Field Chri Large shrub. Fruits cauliflorous, orange-yellow to bright red.
Notes: Not common
Locality: Phang-nga province* 10 km from Takua-pa on road to Surat-thani*
Habitat: Second growth vegetation along roadside at the edge of
dry evergreen forest.
Alt.: 20 m Geogr. Coord.:	8	50 NX 98	20	E
Coll.: D.D.Soejarto,T.Smitinand,T.Santisuk,K.Taylor,N.Nantasan
No.: 5920 Coll. Pate: April 7# 1987
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q66O0633-Xr Q66O0882-T.
Collected under contract to: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Harvard
University)* and Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago).
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