Melanochyla angustifolia Hook.f.

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Indonesia

• Locality

  W. Kalimantan Province, G. Bentuang area; 5-10 km N of Masa village, 150 km NE of Pontianak. Ridge system W of Semawang River.

• Elevation

  Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.87, 110.43

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF INDONESIA
ANACARDIACEAE
Melanochyla
Det. By:
Field Chan Tree 20 m high, 25 cm diameter. Bark
brown, rugose; inner bark reddish with watery
orange sap. Trunk buttressed to 80 cm. Flowers
greenish-brown.
Notes: ? Toxic or irritant sap. Trunk bark
sample.
Locality: W Kalimantan Province, G. Bentuang
area; 5-10 km N of Masa village, 150 km NE of
Pontianak.
Habitat: Ridge system W of Semawang River.
Mixed Dipterocarp forest on sandstone
and yellow clay soils.
200 m, 0°52’N X 110°26’E
J.S. Burley, Tukirin et al. 2570, June 13, 1989
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6608487-M, Q6608488-N
Q6608489-0.
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 Herbarium Bogoriense.
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