Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Philippines

• Locality

  Panay Island, southwestern range of Mt Baloy, Musay, 3-7 km north of Lublub

• Elevation

  Alt. 350 - 400 m. (1148 - 1312 ft.)

• Coordinates

  11.08, 122.08

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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Field Museum of Natural History
Costus speciosus (Koenig) J.E.Smith
October 17, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
Genus: Costus
Species: speciosus
Authority: (Koenig) J.E.Smith
Family: Costaceae
Det. By: G.S. Varadarajan August 5, 1987
Field Chr: A fleshy undershrub with massive tuberous rhizome, and
a dense mat of adventitious roots.
Notes: Flowers white.
Locality: Panay Island: Southwestern range of Mt. Baloy, Musay,
3-7 km north of Lublub.
Habitat: Evergreen forest in a riparian habitat w/ occas11
Clerodendron, Macaranga, Ficus, Terminalia ass'n.
Alt.: 350-400 m Geogr. Coord.: 11 05 NX 122 05 E
Coll.: G.S. Varadarajan, Reynoso, Fernando, Mosing
No.: 1532 Coll. Date: August 5, 1987
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q6601707-R, Q6601708-S, Q6601709-T
Q6601710-U.
Collected under contract to: 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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