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Bark. — Brown, but stripped it is green, streaked 



with the dark-brown fibres. 

 Locality. — Baroi. 

 Date. — November. 

 Remarks. — Kurabea (Vailala). Used sometimes 



Remarks.— This palm is much prized by the 

 natives, who say that two trees are sufficient to 

 yield enough leaves to thatch a house. 



Material collected. — Leaves, fruit, and stem. 



for house posts. Durability, one 



and a half M*-, No. 400. 



years. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, fruit, stem. 



Calamus sp., Xo. 395, 



A rattan, 85 feet long and diameter of § inch only. 

 Locality. — Owen Stanley Range. 3,500 feet to 



10,000 feet. 

 Date.— February, 1923. 

 Material collected. — Leaves and fruit. 



Calyptrocalyx sp., Xo. 312. 



A medium-sized palm, 30 feet high at most, and 

 3§ inches in diameter. 



Fruit. — This is borne on stout 3 feet pendant 

 spikes, which hang from a panicle of spikes. 

 It is red and showy, 2\ inches by 1 inch dia- 

 meter, and contains a white seed, 1 inch by 

 ^ inch. , This is eaten when betel nut cannot 



be got. ; : \ 

 Bark. — On scraping off moss it is found to be 

 brown. 



Wood. — Brown with yellow fibres. 

 Locality. — Baroi. 



Native name. — Apu-me-here (Vailala). 

 Date. — -November. 



^Remarks. — Good spears are made from this palm. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, fruit, portion of stem. 



C ary of a sp., No. 314. 



A tall palm, 75 feet high and 9 inches diameter. 

 Leaves. — Maiden hair pinnate. 



M..u 



Does not make an aerial shoot 



Fruit. 



seed. 



I 



u 



Bark. — Brown. 



Wood. — Pale, streaked with very dark brown, or 



black, fibres. 

 Loca lity. — Baroi. 

 Date. — November. 



Native name. — Aporo (Vailala). 



Remarks. — Used for flooring, and by the Koiari 



and other tribes to make spears. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, fruit, stem. 



Liristona sp., No. 332. 



graceful 



butt. 



with 



a 



straight stem 6 inches diameter 



at 



The 



crown of leaves arises from the apex in a very 

 symmetrical manner, and the long stalks, ter- 

 minating in circular fan-like blades, make this 

 palm particularly ornamental. 

 Leaves. — Stalk 5 feet to 8 feet long; half round; 

 2 inches wide at base and covered for 1 foot 



or stem, but has a rosette of large leaves sprout- 

 ing from the ground. 



Leaves. — Pinnate, up to 8 feet long; leaflets up to 

 14 inches, and | inch wide. 



Flowers. — Rachis, 24 inches, bearing five or six 



spikes of sessile flowers. 

 Fruit.— Globose, orange-red when fully ripe, shiny, 



£ inch diameter. 

 Locality. — Between Nornu and Naro Rivers. This 

 palm has a wide range at high altitudes, as I 

 found it everywhere between 3,500 to 10,000 feet 



on the Owen Stanley Range. 



Flowers and fruit. 



Material collected.— 



Tndt,, No. 311. 



A tall palm, 75 feet high and 9 inches diameter. 



Fruit. — On the 24-in. spikes of a large weeping 

 panicle are an infinite number of little sessile 

 corrugated capsules, -!* inch x -J inch, each con- 

 taining one white seed, about the shape and size 

 of a large grain of cleaned rice. 



Bark. — On scraping the moss-covered surface, it 

 is a deep-brown or black. 



Wood. — Reddish, with yellow fibres. 



Locality. — Baroi. 

 Bate. — November. 



Native name. — Di-hi-hu (Vailala). 



Bern arks. — The stems are split and laid down as 



flooring in the houses. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, fruit, portion of stem. 



Indt., No. 315. 



A tall palm, 75 feet, with a diameter of 8 inches. 



Fruit. — Green, oval; 3 inches x If inches, contain- 

 ing one seed 1 inch x 1£ inches. On 24-in. stiff 

 spikes arising from a main stalk, which is stout 

 and stiff. 



Bark. — Brown; "inner bark red, streaked with 



yellow fibre. 

 Wood. — Pale pink, streaked with yellow fibres; 



very soft at centre. 

 Locality. — Baroi. 

 Date. — November. 

 Native name. — Doporo (Vailala). 

 Remarks. — Seed eaten when betel lacking; wood 



used for house flooring. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, fruit, stem. . 



Akaceae. 

 ianum, No. 401 ; Pistia stratiotes, 



Epipremnum 



No. 256. 



from base with short spikes pointing backwards. Epipremtium, Zippelianum, No. 401. 



The blade is circular, and 6 to 7 feet in dia- 

 meter. The stalk is set pretty well in the centre, 



and 

 stalk. 



the blade is open here to the tip of the 

 The remainder of the blade is entire for 



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a radius of 2 feet, and then divides to the cir- 

 cumference into an indefinite number of points 

 about 2 feet long. 



Fruit. — On pendant stalk 5 feet long; red; globose; 

 11 inches diameter. 



Stem. — Grey-brown. The wood is pale-pink, ex- 

 cept on the outside for 1 inch, when the fibres 

 are dark-brow n. 



Locality. — Hills inland from Vailala River. 

 Date. — December, 1022. rt w ' • 



Native name. — Poioro (Vailala). 



Leaves. — Simple; so deeply pinnatafid as to appear 



to be a compound pinnate. 

 Flowers. — Large, bright yellow. 

 Locality. — Between 



feet. 



Nor 



It does not 



Date.— February, 1923. 



Remarks. — This very showy flowered climber is 



common, and has a wide range. 



appear, however, to flower often. 

 Material collected.— Leaf and flowers. 



Pistia stratiotes Linn, No. 256. 



A floating weed to be found singly or in small 

 numbers scattered all over the surface of the 

 lake. Along the edges it occurs in much greater 



