University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF JAVA 
CYATHEACEAE 
Cyathea 
Det. By: A. McDonald, January 5, 1993 
Field Char: Tree fern 15 m high, stem ca. 15 cm 
in diam. Large white lichen and pothos growing 
on trunk. Fronds to 1.5 m long. 
Locality: Ujung Kulon Reserve, Gunung Cibinua, 
Base camp 3 km E of Taman Jaya, Taman Jaya 
River watershed. 
Habitat: In rocky ravine between opposite 
escarpments. Primary or old secondary, 
riparian forest. Canopy 20-30 m high, 
associates: Artocarpus, Ficus, 
Pometia, Eugenia, etc., in 
boulder-strewn, ferrosol loam. 
100-150 m,006°12’S X 105°30’E 
A. McDonald & Afriastini 3314, May 8, 1992 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z4588-W. 
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. 
