Harpullia vaga Merr. & L.M.Perry

University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SAPINDACEAE
Harpullia Taga M. & P.
Det. By:
Field Char: 15 m subcanopy treelet; leaves
coriaceous, medium green above, yellow-green
below; fruits green turning orange-red at
maturity; flowers white; bark smooth and thin.
Notes: One sighting only, bottled flowers at
BISH.
Locality: East Sepik province; Hunstein range (
Mt. Samsai) on slopes above site "Gipa."
Habitat: Diverse hill forest with open
understory.
200-300 m, 4°28’S X 142°43’E
W. Takeuchi 6406, July 31, 1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS -screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z0355-U, U44Z0356-V
U44Z0357-W.
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.
04972321