Semecarpus anacardium L.f.

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Nepal

• State/Province

  Province No. 1

• County/Municipio

  Morang (Distr.)

• Locality

  2 km south of Dharan city limit, east of highway about 40m, Morang Dist, Terai, Koshi Zone.

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  27.75, 87.25

• Location Notes

  [Tropical Asia]

• Distribution

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Field Museum of Natural History
Semecarpus anacardium L.f.
September 5, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF NEPAL
1 r.;
1 SI
1 T
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ANACARDIACEAE
Semecarpus anacardium
L.f.
Det. ByI William Condon June 25, 1987
Field Chr: Moderate tree 15 - 20m; bk rough, dark brown? lvs
leathery? fls small, green-yellow, at twig ends
Notes: Juice of fruit used for marking ink.
Locality: 2 km south of Dharan city limit, east of highway about
40m, Morang Dist, Terai, Koshi Zone
Habitat: Commonly associated with Shorea ro£usta in Terai forests
Alt.: 300 m Geogr. Coord.:	27	45'N,	87 15'E
Local Names: "Bhalaayo", "Marking nut tree"
Med Uses: Used as an abortifacient
Used as a vermifuge
Used as a vesicant in rheumatism and leprosy
Used for scrofula
Use for nervous debility
Used for snake bite
Used for scorpion sting
Coll.: W. Condon and A. Condon
No.: 13 Coll* Date: June 12, 1987
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q6601899-Z, Q6601900-A, Q6601898-Y.
Collected under sponsorship of: 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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