Gymnacranthera paniculata (A.DC.) Warb.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• Locality

  New Ireland; main ridge north of Garuka Village.

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -4.18, 132.73

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MYRISTICACEAE
Gymnacranthera paniculata (DC.) Warb.
zippeliana (Miq.) J. Sincl.
Det. By:
Field Char: Subcanopy tree, 15-20 m tall. Bole
straight to base. Inflorescence axillary,
paniculate to nearly 10 cm length. Flowers male
(species dioecious), bright yellow.
Notes: One of three species refered to as
’guma’. Wood of all three species used for
house construction.
Locality: New Ireland; main ridge north of
Garuka Village.
Habitat: Along ridgeline.
c. 300 m, 4°11’S X 142°44’E
Local Names: "’guma’" (Waskuk)
W. Takeuchi & J. Wiakabu 10105, August 19, 1994
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): 0FCZ0567-Z, 0FCZ0568-A.
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.
Please notify Field Museum Herbarium of any new
determination of this collection, specifying that
it is a University of Illinois at Chicago voucher.
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