Vavaea amicorum Benth.

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Philippines

• State/Province

  Palawan

• Locality

  Pto Princesa, Irawan, Impapai Hills above the BFD Field Station

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  9.85, 118.62

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
MELIACEAE
Vavaea amicorum Benth.
Det. By:
Field Char: Tree 12 m tall, dbh 10 cm. Flower
buds pale yellow with green calyx and pedicels,
open flowers dull yellow.
Notes: 1-Ha plot study, tree # 187.
Locality: Palawan: Pto Princesa, Irawan,
Impapai hills above the BFD Field Station.
Habitat: Mixed forest with some deciduous
species including Garuga floribunda,
Pterocymbium tinctorium.
c 300 m,009°51’N X 118^37’E
D.D. Soejarto & O. Fernando 7752, June 26, 1992
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 Philippine National Herbarium.
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