Polyalthia rumphii (Blume ex Hensch.) Merr.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  East Sepik

• Locality

  forest along the main streamcourse of the Sitipa River: near the village of Gahom

• Elevation

  Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -4.65, 142.73

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
ANNONACEAE
Polyalthia rumphii (Bl.) Merr.
Det. By:
Field Char: Large canopy tree with narrow crown
and strongly ascending branches; leaves
chartaceous, sparse (newly flushed), light
yellow-green both surfaces; numerous flowers,
cauline, perianth yellow-green.
Notes: No fruits. A common species, many
individuals in leaf drop condition and
flowering profusely.
Locality: East Sepik province; forest along the
main streamcourse of the Sitipa river; near the
village of Gahom.
Habitat: Tall-statured alluvial forest with
open understory, stands periodically
flooded by storm surges from the
Sitipa river; substrate of gravel and
silt.
100 m, 4°39’S X 142°44’E
W. Takeuchi 6761, September 7, 1990
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z0299-K, U44Z0300-L.
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.
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