Embelia philippinensis A.DC.

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Philippines

• State/Province

  Palawan

• Locality

  Municipality Puerto Princesa, Irawan River Valley, Mt. Venture slopes, vicinity of Benguet Mining Compound

• Elevation

  Alt. 400 - 550 m. (1312 - 1804 ft.)

• Coordinates

  9.85, 118.62

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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Field Museum of Natural History
Embelia philippinenais DC,
October 17, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
RUTAeEAE- ?
Det. By;
Field Char; Woody vine to 10 m in the air,
fruits dark red to blackish red when
mature, sweetish but puckery, sap
violet.
Notes; Not common. Hazard note; Spiny
stem.
Locality; Palawan; Municipality Puerto
Princesa, Irawan River Valley, Mt.
Venture slopes, vicinity of Benguet
Mining Compound.
Habitati Roadcut in primary forest,
steep slope.	Q
400-550 m, 9 51'N X 118 37'E
Local Names; "Kabiligan"
D.D. Soejarto, E. Reynoso, E. Sagcal and
R. Rutz 6390, April 4, 1989
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer
and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number(s); Q6607778-Q, Q6607779-R
Q66O7780-S.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S.
National Cancer Institute, University of
Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Har-
vard University), Field Museum of Natural
History and Botany Department, National
Museum, Philippines.
05023791