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. Byi
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°3rS 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): 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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