Durio lowianus Scort. ex King

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Durio lowianus Scort. ex King

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. M. Stone 15963, 01 May 1987

  • Location

    Malaysia. Selangor. Ulu Gombak old road, 23rd mile. Dense lowland forest near Sq. Gombak.

  • Habitat

    Dense lowland forest.

  • Description

    Tree 40 m. x 62 cm. with smaller second trunk. Branches spreading, drooping. Infl. dense, red. Notes: Petals scarlet, bracts light green, calyx tube scaly, coppery tan, filaments red, style. pinkish.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04349857

    Occurrence ID: 0fe2ef5f-071d-491c-9c2d-43ffe95f6f19

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Malaysia

  • State/Province

    Selangor

  • Locality

    Ulu Gombak old road, 23rd mile. Dense lowland forest near Sq. Gombak.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 m. (1969 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.33, 101.78

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
BOMBACACEAE
Durio lowianus Scortechini ex King
Det. By: B.C. Stone May 1, 1987
Field Char: Tree 40 m. X 62 cm. with smaller 2nd trunk.Branches
spreading, drooping. Infl. dense, red.
Notes: Petals scarlet, bracts light green, calyx tube scaly,
coppery tan, filaments red, style pinkish.
Locality: Selangor, Ulu Gombak old road, 23rd mile.
Habitat: Dense lowland forest near Sg. Gombak.
Alt.: 600 m. Geogr. Coord.: 3°20'N, 101 47'E
Local Names: "Durian daun"(Malay)
Coll.: B.C. Stone
No.: 15963 Coll. Date: May 1, 1987
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6600058-W, Q6600060-Y, Q6600059-X.
Collected under sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Harvard
University), and Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago).
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