Pipturus

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Morobe

• Locality

  hills adjacent to the Busu river, near Bumayong settlement

• Elevation

  Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -6.63, 147

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
URTICACEAE
Nothocnide melastomatifolia
(K. Schum.)Chew
Det. By:
Field Char: Climber; leaves moist-textured,
slightly fleshy, dark glossy green above,
medium green below, non-stinging; flowers
yellow-green in bud; fruits not seen; stems
long and slender, somewhat smooth.
Notes: An occasional, diffusely distributed
species, most sightings in early flower.
Locality: Morobe province; hills adjacent to
the Busu river, near Bumayong settlement.
Habitat: Advanced regrowth in lowland hill
forest within mostly intact canopy,
subsistence plot and logging
disturbance in more accessible forest
section, tall-statured overstory with
somewhat open understory,
c. 200 m, 6°38’S X 147°00’E
W. Takeuchi 7018, November 4, 1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z0522-A, U44Z0523-C.
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.
04389804