Mucuna

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Morobe

• Locality

  near Narumukum

• Elevation

  Alt. 20 m. (66 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -6.68, 146.83

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
FABACEAE
Mucuna
Det. By.
Field Chan Liana on Piper; leaves coriaceous,
medium green above, lighter below; corolla
bright red-orange; calyx yellow-orange.
Notes: Common; many sightings in flower.
Locality: Morobe Province; near Narumukum.
Habitat: Swamp forest on the Markham river
flood plain, Metroxylon-dominant
community,
ca. 20 m, 6°4rS X 146°50’E
W. Takeuchi 4609, July 30, 1989
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6607S61-N, Q6607S62-0.
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 Lae Herbarium.
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