Vavaea amicorum Benth.

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Philippines

• State/Province

  Palawan

• County/Municipio

  Puerto Princesa City

• Locality

  Irawan River Valley, trail from Tatanarom campsite to peak of Mt. Beaufort

• Elevation

  Alt. 800 m. (2625 ft.)

• Coordinates

  9.85, 118.62

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Field Museum of Natural History
Vavaea amieorum cf. Benth. vel nov.
October 17, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
STYRACACEAE ?
Styrax ?
Det. By:
Field Chars Tree 10 m tall, flowers white,
calyx green.
Locality: Palawan: Municipality Puerto
Princesa, Irawan River Valley, trail
from Tatanarom campsite to peak of Mt.
Beaufort.
Habitats Primary slope forest,
streamside, rock crevice; with Agathis.
800 m, 9 51 *N X 118 37’E
D.D. Soejarto, E. Reynoso, E. Sagcal and
R, Rutz 6463, April 7, 1989
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer
and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6607893-Q.
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 Department of Botany, National
Museum, Philippines.
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