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PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES 
MYRSINACEAE 
Maesa denticulata Mez 
Det. By: D.D. Soejarto *, 
December 18, 1988 
Field char: Erect shrub 2 m tall, bark brown, 
lenticellate, stem to 3-4 cm diam., lvs ovate 
dentate. 
Notes : Infl axillary racemose. FIs white. 
Panicles 5-9 cm long. Leaves pale green, duller 
below. 
Locality: Luzon, Mt. Mayon Natl. Park. 
Habitat : Disturbed submontane forest, open 
patches by clearing. 
900 m, 16°30’N X 123°10’E 
B.C. Stone 15839, April 6, 1987 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): Q66O0547-G, Q66O0595-I 
Q66O0515-U. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
(Harvard University), and Field Museum of 
Natural History. 
