Dillenia hookeri Pierre

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Thailand

• State/Province

  Chanthaburi

• County/Municipio

  Makham (Distr.)

• Locality

  secondary forest along road to Makham

• Elevation

  Alt. 30 m. (98 ft.)

• Coordinates

  12.42, 102.17

• Location Notes

  [Tropical Asia]

• Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF THAILAND
Genus: Dillenia
Species: hookeri
Authority: Pierre-
Family: Dilleniaceae
Det. By: T.Smitinand April 24, 1987
Field Chr: Dwarf shrub, fls with yellow petals and stamens, petals
early caducous. Root system very extensive.
Locality: Thailand! Chanthaburi, Makham, secondary forest along
road Makham - Pong Nam Ron.
Habitat: Dry secondary forest.
Alt.: 30 m Geogr. Coord.! 12 35 N X 102 10 E
Coll.I D.D.Soejarto,T.Smitinand,K.Taylor,N.Nantasan.
No.: 6047 Coll. Date: April 24, 1987
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number! Q66O0852-M, Q66O0923-O.
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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