University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF JAVA 
PIPERACEAE 
Piper sarmentosus Roxb. 
Det. By: A. McDonald, January 5, 1993 
Field Char: Understory herb, erect, stems 
dimorphic, erect and 3-7 mm diam., and 
stoloniferous, prostrate 2-3 mm in diam. , 
inflorescence white, fruits dark green. 
Notes: Leaves boiled and drunk. 
Locality: Ujung Kulon Reserve, ca. 1-5 km SE of 
Taman Jaya Girang, near "Air Panas", a 
geothermal spring. 
Habitat: Secondary forest, canopy ca. 15 m 
high, dominants include Ficus, 
Albizia, Nauclea, etc. 
70 m,006°12’S X 105°30’E 
Local Names: "Kami" (Sudanese) 
Med Uses: used for coughs 
A. McDonald & Afriastini 3403, May 21, 1992 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z4505-I, U44Z4506-J. 
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. 
