Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

  • Filed As

    Myricaceae
    Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

  • Collector(s)

    E. Soepadmo 125, 28 Feb 1990

  • Location

    Malaysia. Pahang. Malay Peninsula, Kuantan.

  • Habitat

    Sandy beach.

  • Description

    Shrub; leaves spirally arranged, shortly stalked; flowers minute, in spicate.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4358322

    Occurrence ID: f7ed486b-261e-4aa4-97ea-1bfe3b9cc14d

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Malaysia

  • State/Province

    Pahang

  • Locality

    Malay Peninsula, Kuantan

  • Elevation

    Alt. 75 m. (246 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.67, 103.08

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF MALAYSIA
MYRICACEAE
Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham.
Det. By:
Field Char: Shrub; leaves spirally arranged,
shortly stalked; flowers minute, in spicate.
Locality: Malay Peninsula, Kuantan, Pahang.
Habitat Sandy beach.
3°40’N X 103°05’E
L&al Names: "Telor cicak."
E. Soepadmo and M. Suhaimi sl25, February 28,
1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6603849-U, Q6603982-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 University of Malaya.
04358322