University of Illinois at Chicago 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES 
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES 
PANDANACEAE 
Freycinetia negrosensis Merr. 
Det. By: B.C. Stone, April 3, 1987 
Field Char: Woody climber to 20-30 m high on tree 
trunks, lvs stiff, castaneous blotch near 
base,auricles purple 
Notes : Lf midrib prickly almost to base. 
Pistillate (spikes) and staminate (spikes) open 
simultaneously. 
Locality: Luzon, Quezon Natl. Park. 
Habitat : Lowland dipterocarp forest, climbing a 
large tree trunk. 
250 m, 14° ’N X 121°49’E 
Local Names: "Kalagimay" (Tagalog) 
B.C. Stone 15829, April 3, 1987 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6600610-X, Q66O0562-V. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
(Harvard University), and Field Museum of 
Natural History. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES 
STERCULIACEAE 
Sterculia blancoi Rolfe 
Det. By: D.D. Soejarto, June 25, 1989 
Field Char : Tree 20 m x 40 cm, large cordate 
leaves, fruits pendulous, bark smooth. 
Notes: Fr follicles 5 (or fewer), still green, 
seeds (white) immature, peduncle to 30 cm long, 
warm brown. 
Locality: Luzon, Quezon Natl. Park. 
Habitat : Lowland Dipterocarp forest. 
200 m, 14° ’N X 121°49’E 
B.C. Stone 15830, April 3, 1987 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): Q66O0623-N, Q6600501-G 
Q66O0568-C, Q6600620-K. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
(Harvard University), and Field Museum of 
Natural History. 
MELIACEAE 
Chisocheton cumingianus (C.DC.) Harms 
ssp. cumingianus 
Det. By: J.S. Burley, May 1, 1989 
Field Char: Tree 20 m x 32 cm; bk smooth, brown, 
with small flange-buttresses at base; leaf apex 
bud-like. 
Notes: Peduncles long,drooping;fr obpyriform, 
brown(red nr base),fr juice thin,watery-milky; 
lflts glossy. 
Locality: Luzon, Quezon Natl. Park. 
Habitat : Lowland Dipterocarp forest. 
200 m, 14° ’N X 121°49’E 
B.C. Stone 15831, April 3, 1987 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): Q66O0621-L, Q66O0619-J. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
(Harvard University), and Field Museum of 
Natural History. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES 
MIMOSACEAE 
Archidendron scutiferum (Blco.) Nielsen 
Det. By: J.S. Burley, May 1, 1989 
Field Char : Tree to 18 m x 25 cm, bark smooth, 
dark gray, lvs paripinnate-bipinnate, main 
lflts 1 pair. 
Notes: Leaflets large; pods 
spiralled/helical,moniliform-flattened, bright 
vermilion-red when ripe. 
Locality : Luzon, Quezon Natl. Park. 
Habitat : Lowland Dipterocarp forest. 
200 m, 14° ’N X 121°49’E 
B.C. Stone 15832, April 3, 1987 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): Q66O0518-X, Q66O0618-I 
Q66O0523-F. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
(Harvard University), and Field Museum of 
Natural History. 
