University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES 
PANDANACEAE 
Pandanus esculentus Martelli 
Det. By: 
Field Char : Branched erect proprooted tree 12-14 
m; If base w castaneous basal patch;AV-pleats 
rarely w prickles 
Notes : Fr pendulous, solitary. Phalanges 
3-6-celled, probably orange, 4.5 cm long; 
cephalium 24 x 13 cm. 
Locality : Luzon, Bicol Natl. Park. 
Habitat s Lowland forest (remnants). Understory 
pandan. 
130 m 
B.C. Stone 15833, April 4, 1987 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6600506-L, Q66O0511-Q 
Q66O0528-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. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES 
SAMBUCACEAE 
Sambucus javanicus Bl. 
Det. By: J.S. Burley, May 1, 1989 
Field Char: Shrub, 2.5 m tall; lvs compound; fls 
white, in flat corymbs. 
Notes: Yellow tubular glands on inflorescence, 
stems to 6 cm diam. 
Locality: Luzon, Mt. Mayon Natl. Park. 
Habitat : Disturbed submontane forest, in open 
scrubby vegetation. 
800 m, 14° ’N X 121°49’E 
B.C. Stone 15834, April 6, 1987 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6600609-W, Q66O0558-R 
Q66O0543-Z. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
(Harvard University), and Field Museum of 
Natural History. 
URTICACEAE 
Leucosyke aspera C.B. Rob. 
Det. By: J.S. Burley, May 1, 1989 
Field Char : Shrub 3.5 m x 15 cm, leaves 3-nerved, 
grey below, stipules large, pale red. 
Notes s Much-branched shrub with stringy bark. 
Locality: Luzon, Mt. Mayon Natl. Park. 
Habitat : Disturbed submontane forest, edge of 
cultivated clearing. 
850 m, 16°30’N X 123°10’E 
B.C. Stone 15837, April 6, 1987 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): Q66O0554-N, Q6600604-R 
Q66O0497-Z. 
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 
VERBENACEAE 
Callicarpa sorsogonensis Elm. 
Det. By: J.S. Burley, May 1, 1989 
Field Char : Tree 12 m x 23 cm, bark smooth, 
leaves simple, alt., buff-colored belowed, 
infl. a flat coiymb. 
Notes : Past fruiting. 
Locality: Luzon, Mt. Mayon Matl. Park. 
Habitat : Open clearing (cultivation) in what 
was previously submontane forest. 
Remnant tree. 
900 m, 16°30’N X 121°10’E 
B.C. Stone 15838, April 6, 1987 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): Q66O0612-Z, Q66O0589-Z 
Q66O0522-C. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
(Harvard University), and Field Museum of 
Natural History. 
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