Memecylon paniculatum Jack

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Indonesia

• State/Province

  Riau

• Locality

  Tigapuluh Mts., 5 km W of Telanglakat on Rengat-Jambi Rd., Bukit Karampal area

• Elevation

  Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -0.77, 102.53

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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Field Museum of Natural History
MEMECYLACEAE
Memecylon paniculatum Jack.
Det. by: J.S. Burley
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF SUMATRA
MELASTOMATACEAE
Memecylon
Det. By:
Field Char: Tree 23 m tall x 18 cm dbh.
Bark greenish-brown, with longitudinal
cracks; underbark thin. Fruit violet at
maturity.
Locality: Sumatra: Riau Province,
Tigapuluh Mts., 5 km W of Telanglakat on
Rengat-Jambi Rd., Bukit Karampal area.
Habitat: Primary forest, occasional,
ca. 100 m, 0 46'S X 102 32'E
Local Names: "Punggung bukit"
J.S. Burley et al. 1369, November 11, 1988
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer
and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6606141-M, Q6606142-N
Q6606143-0, Q6606144-P.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S.
National Cancer Institute, University of
Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Har-
vard University), Field Museum of Natural
History and Herbarium Bogoriense/LIPI.
04397843