Canarium hirsutum Willd.

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Philippines

• State/Province

  Palawan

• Locality

  Municipality Puerto Princesa, Irawan, Impapai forest plot behind BFD Field Station

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  9.83, 118.63

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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The New York- Botanical Olritot
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Syn. with C. radlkoferi Perk, Merrill,
Enum 2:351. Det. by DD Soejarto 10/1991
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
MELIACEAE '
Chisdcheton ?
¿sci. oy.
Field Char: Tree 20 m tall, dbh 20 cm, bark gray,
peeling off into irregular thin pieces, slash
red-brown, sap scanty, eventually solidifying
into a resinous exudate (clear, hard,
olive-brown).
Notes: 1-Ha plot study, tree #540.
Locality: Palawan: Municipality Puerto
Princesa, Irawan, Impapai forest plot behind
BFD Field Station.
Habitat: Premontane forest along ridge and
slopes with a number of deciduous
species, canopy height 25-30 m.
300 m, 9°50’N X 118°38’E
Local Names: "Apitung baboy" (Tagalog)
D.D. Soejarto & D.A, Madulid 6744, March 13, 1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z1464-A, U44Z1465-C.
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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