PLANTS OF THAILAND 
PLANTS OF THAILAND 
Myrsinaceae 
Maesa ramentacea Roxb. 
Rutaceae 
Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. 
Surat thani, road to Takua pa, Khao Sok Nat'l 
Park. 9°N; 98°30'E; alt. 50m. Dry evergreen 
forest, river bank. 
D.D. Soejarto 
5917 April 6, 1987 
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PLANTS OF THAILAND 
Urticaceae 
Dendrocnide stimulans (L.F.) Chew 
Surat thani, road to Takua pa, Khao Sok Nat'l 
Park. 9°N; 98°30'E; alt. 50m. Dry evergreen 
forest. Treelet 5m tall; flowers white; 
fruit green. Trichomes cause burning and 
itching sensations on the skin, lasting 30 
minutes to one hour. 
D.D. Soejarto 
5918 April 6, 1987 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF THAILAND 
Nepenthaceae 
Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack 
Det. J.S. Burley Feb. 1988 
Phang-nga province, 10 km from Takua pa on 
road to Surat thani. 8°50'N; 98°20E; alt. 
10m. Open slope with Gleichenia at the edge 
of evergreen forest. Twining herb; male 
flowers dark, purplish-red; fruit olive- 
green. 
D.D. Soejarto, T. Smitinand, T. Santisuk, K. 
Taylor, N. Nantasan. 
5919 April 7, 1987 
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Det. J.S. Burley, 1988 
Phang-nga province, 10 km from Takua pa pn 
road to Surat thani. 8°50'N; 98°20E; alt. 
20m. Secondary growth, along roadside, at 
the edge of dry evergreen forest. Large 
shrub; flowers whitish; fruit brown. 
D.D. Soejarto, T. Smitinand, T. Santisuk, K. 
Taylor, N. Nantasan. 
5921 April 7, 1987 
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PLANTS OF THAILAND 
Sapotaceae 
Palaquium obovatum (Griffith) Engler 
Det. J.S. Burley Feb. 1988 
Phang-nga province, 10 km from Takua pa on 
road to Surat thani. 8°50'N; 98°20E; alt. 
20m. Secondary growth along roadside at the 
edge of dry evergreen forest. Tree stump 
with newly-sprouting treelets; latex profuse 
milky-white, sticky.. 
D.D. Soejarto, T. Smitinand, T. Santisuk, K. 
Taylor, N. Nantasan. 
5923 April 7, 1987 
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PLANTS OF THAILAND 
Rubiaceae 
Ixora japonica DC. 
Det. J.S. Burley July, 1988 
Surat thani, road to Takua pa, Khao Sok Nat;l 
Park. 9°N; 98°30'E; alt. 100m - 200m. Dry 
evergreen forest. Treelet 4m tall; flowers 
yellow-orange. 
D.D. Soejarto, T. Smitinand, T. Santisuk, K. 
Taylor, N. Nantasan. 
5905 April 6, 1987 
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