Derris cebuensis Merr.

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Philippines

• Locality

  Panay Island: Southwestern range of Mt. Baloy, Laggit, ca 3 km SE of Lublub.

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 - 350 m. (984 - 1148 ft.)

• Coordinates

  11.05, 122.1

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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Field Museum of Natural History
Derris cebuensis Merr.
August 29, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
Genus: Derris
Species: cebuensis
Authority: Merr.
Family: Fabaceae
Det. By:
Field Chr: A medium sized tree with evergreen foliage, small white
flowers occasional.
Locality: Panay Island: Southwestern range of Mt. Baloy, Laggit,
ca 3 km SE of Lublub.
Habitat: An evergreen forest in a riparian habitat.
Alt.: 300-350 m Geogr. Coord.: 11 03 NX 122 06 E
Coll.: G.S. Varadarajan, Reynoso, Fernando, Mosing
No.: 1564 Coll. Date: August 8, 1987
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q6601816-L, Q6601817-M, Q6601818-N.
Collected under contract to: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Harvard
University), and Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago).
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