University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF JAVA 
POLYGALACEAE 
Polygala venenosa Juss. ex Poir. 
Det. By: A. McDonald, January 5, 1993 
Field Char: Shrub 1-1.5 m high, rarely branching, 
corolla white with lavender "keel", fruit 
suture margin purple, seed pink. 
Locality: Ujung Kular Reserve, Genung Cibinua, 
Base camp 3 km E of Taman Jaya, Taman Jaya 
River watershed. 
Habitat: In forest light gaps on shaded N 
slopes of river valley, understory. 
100-150 m,006°12'S X 105°30’E 
A. McDonald & Afriastini 3345, May 12, 1992 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3568-0, U44Z3569-P. 
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. 
