Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb.

DISTRIBUTED BY
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
FABACEAE
Macroptilium atropurpureum (D.C.) Urb.
Det. By:
Field Char: Twining herbaceous vine. Leaves thin
herbaceous, dk gm above, silvery, velvety
beneath. Penduncles crest. Flowers dk purple.
Fruits immature, linear, hairs appressed.
Locality: Morobe Province; Saruwaget Range,
ridge near Gawam.
Habitat: Regrowth with scattered subsistence
gardens, sun exposed slopes.
535 m, 6°31’S X 146°59’E
W. Takeuchi 8734* February 5, 1993
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s)r U44Z7800-0.
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 Forest Research Institute, Lae.
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