Plants of Indonesia 
Plants of Indonesia 
Polygalaceae Arecaceae 
Xanthophyllum affine Miq. Unknown 
Determined by: A.C. Church 8/95 
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Locality: 
Borneo. W. Kalimantan. Serawai. 8 Km NE of Desa 
Jelundung, Batu Lintang. 1 km S of camp along hunting 
trail. 
Lat: 0 0 30 ' 57.9 " S 
Long.: 112° 36' 7.1" E 
Habitat Alt. 200 m 
Mixed Dipterocarp forest, clay soil; associates include: 
Shorea, Knema, Lithocarpus, Artocarpus. 
Open exposed area. 
Morphology: 
Liana, 20 m long, 18 cm dbh. Outer bark beige, inner bark 
pale yellow. Latex white. Leaves fleshy, light green beneath, 
dark green above. Fruit 10 cm dbh, pale yellowish-green. 
Aril bright orange. 
Local name: Dangu 
Notes: Aril edible, Manggis flavor. 
Church, A.C., Mahyar, U.W. ,Afriastini 
Saturday, January 28, 1995 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
Determined by: 
Locality: 
Borneo. W. Kalimantan. Serawai. 8 Km NE of Desa 
Jelundung, Batu Lintang. 1 km S of camp along hunting 
trail. 
Lat.: 0 ° 30 ' 57.9 " S 
Long.; 112° 36' 7.1" E 
Habitat Alt. 200 m 
Mixed Dipterocarp forest, clay soil; associates include: 
Shorea, Knema, Lithocarpus, Artocarpus. 
Open exposed area. 
Morphology: 
Palm growing in a cluster. Leaf sheath c. 30 cm long, 
ochrea 15 cm long, housing ants. Petiole 13 cm long. 
Lamina blade 70 cm x 55 cm, 15 pairs leaflets. Cirrus 125 
cm. Inflorescence terminal, 60 cm long. 
Local name: 
Notes: 
Church, A.C., Mahyar, U.W. ,Afriastini 
Saturday, January 28, 1995 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
