University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF JAVA 
MORACEAE 
Ficus obscura 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Shrubby tree to 7 m tall, branching 
from base, stems overhanging river, basally 4-7 
cm diam.; fruits dark green-reticulate, turning 
orange, common. 
Locality: Ujung Kulon Reserve, Hunung Cibinua, 
base camp 3 km east of Taman Jaya, Taman Jaya 
River watershed. 
Habitat: Primary or old secondary, riparian 
forest. Canopy 20-30 m high, 
associates are Artocarpus, Ficus, 
Pometia, Eugenia, etc., on boulder 
strewn, ferrosol loam. 
100-150 m, 6°12’S X 105°30’E 
McDonald & Afriastini 3306, May 7, 1992 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6606362-A, Q6606363-C 
Q6606364-F. 
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 Herbarium Bogoriense, LIPI. 
Please notify Field Museum Herbarium of any new 
determination of this collection, specifying that 
it is a University of Illinois at Chicago voucher. 
