Clusiaceae

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
GUTTIFERAE
Det. By:
Field Char: Canopy tree with broad crown;
coriaceous leaves, dark green above, medium
green below, venation finely pinnate; copious
yellow sap from cut surfaces, viscous and
sticky; flowers white in bud.
Notes: Occasional in frequency.
Locality: East Sepik province; banks of the
Sitipa river; near the village of Gahom.
Habitat: Alluvial forest in flood zone of the
Sitipa river; tall-statured canopy,
more or less depauperate with clear
understory, substrate of fine silt,
c. 100 m, 4°39’S X 142°44’E
W. Takeuchi 6718, September 6, 1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z0302-N, U44Z0303-0
U44Z0304-P.
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.
05002728