University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF JAVA 
ZINGIBERACEAE 
Amomum 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Occasional understory herb 2-3 m 
tall, stems bulbous at base, 2-4 cm in diam., 
branching flower yellow, with red, stippled 
striations on inner side of lower, inner petal. 
Bracts pale yellow-ochre. 
Notes: Fruit edible. 
Locality: Ujung Kular Reserve, Genung Cibinua, 
Base camp 3 km E of Taman Jaya, Taman Jaya 
River watershed. 
Habitat: Above river valley ca. 200 m, on ridge 
in secondary forest, understory of 
Aralidium, Ficus, Albizia, etc. 
100-150 m,006°12’S X 105°30’E 
Local Names: "Parahulu" 
A. McDonald & Afriastini 3339, May 12, 1992 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3557-A, U44Z3558-C. 
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. 
