Ploiarium alternifolium (Vahl) Melch.

  • Filed As

    Theaceae
    Ploiarium alternifolium (Vahl) Melch.

  • Collector(s)

    E. Soepadmo s107, 27 Feb 1990

  • Location

    Malaysia. Pahang. Kuantan.

  • Habitat

    Lowland forest.

  • Description

    Shrub, 4 m tall; leaves simple, oblong, spirally arranged; flowers solitary, axillary, sepals 5, petals 5, whitish.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1115640

    Occurrence ID: 6b4be8fe-0772-4cc1-b3f0-ba9747ffbaf6

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Malaysia

  • State/Province

    Pahang

  • Locality

    Kuantan

  • Elevation

    Alt. 75 m. (246 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.67, 103.08

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
BONNETIACEAE
Ploiarium alternifolium Melchior
Det. By:
Field Char: Shrub, 4 m tall; leaves simple,
oblong, spirally arranged; flowers solitary,
axillary, sepals 5, petals 5, whitish.
Locality: Kuantan, Pahang.
Habitat: Lowland forest.
<75 m, 3°40’N X 103°05’E
Local Names: "Kiang-riang."
E. Soepadmo and M. Suhaimi sl07, February 27,
1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6603934-N.
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 University of Malaya.
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