90 



Bark. — One-eighth of an inch thick. Brown finely 

 lined. Inner bark reddish. 



Wood. — Sap white 1 inch heart light brown. Axes 

 firmly. Rays. — Very indistinct, 390-400; sinu- 

 ous around if not broken by pores which cover 

 a width of up to 5 rays. Indistinct on longi- 

 tudinal sections. Pores. — 900 to 2,000 in ir- 

 regularly scattered clumps ; single. Soft Tis- 

 sue. — Very fine lines link up the rays. 250 to 



Date.— November, 1923. 



Remarks. — The range of this species if it is R. 

 moluccanus is remarkable for it is to be found 

 at sea level find right up through the foothills 

 and on the mountains to the great height of 



M 



10,000 feet. 



-Leaves and buds. 







Saxifragaceae. 



the inch. General. — A reddish brown wood Kama eugenioides, JSTo. 558; Polyosma lagumensis, 



with a dense grain. Cuts hard. Weighs 52 lb. 



per cubic foot. 

 Locality. — Mavelo River. 

 Date. — 13th September. 

 Remarks. — The shell of the fruit is grated up on 



the stem of a pandanus and the gratings are 



used to make caulking for 



canoes. 



Materia] collected. — Leaves, fruit, bark, wood. 



Rubus moluccanus (under revision), No. 177. 



A climber attaining a height of 30 feet on old 

 fallen timber and young regrowth. Requires 

 light to develop and is killed by dense shade. 



Locality. — Common all round territory and up to 

 4,600 feet. 



Date. — Flowers and fruits during the dry season. 



Native names. — Ivurere (Bin an deli), Kakendi 

 (Wasida). 



Material collected. — Leaves, flowers and fruit; in 



herbarium. 



Remarks. — The berry is edible and somewhat like 



the cultivated raspberry. 

 Rubus rosaefolius, Xo. 345. 



A straggling raspberry*. 



Flowers. — White. 



Fruit. — A red raspberry. 



Locality. — Between 4,000 and 7,000 feet on the 

 Owen Stanley Kange. It occurs alongside R. 



moluccanus at the lower elevations, but over 

 6,000 feet the latter ceases. 



Date.— February, 1923. 



] tenia rks. — The fruit, while having much the 

 same appearance as an European alpine straw- 

 berry, is insipid and watery. Is this the straw- 

 berry mentioned by Sir W. McGregor in his 



report on the ascent of Mount Victoria? 

 Material collected. — Leaves, flowers, fruit. 



Ththus sp., Xo. 512. 



Flowers. — "White. 



Locality. — Holes in the Libocedrus forest Sara- 



waket 10,000 feet. 

 Date. — Xovember, 1923. 



Remarks. 



510, 511 and 512 were all found with- 



in a quarter of a mile of one another and in 

 addition there was a third Rubus similar to R. 

 rosaefolius but large leafed, which unfortu- 

 nately was net flowering. 

 Material collected. — Leaves and flowers. 



Rubus sp., Xo. 511. 



Flowers, — White. 



Locality.- — Holes in Libocedrus forest Sarawaket 

 10,000 feet. 



Date. — Xovember, 1923. 



Remark*, — This appears to differ four R. rosae- 

 folius see 512. 



Materia] collected. — Leaves and flowers. 



Rubus sp., Xo. 510. 



Flowers, — White. 



Locality. — Holes in Libocedrus forest 10,000 feet. 



Xo. 801. 

 Kama eugenioides, Schlk., Xo. 558. 



A small tree. 





Five feet in girth with a bole of 



35 feet and 60 feet overall. 



Leaves. — Simple, opposite; petiole -J; blade 2 



to 3^ inches by f to 1 inch; elliptical taperin 

 to a blunt point; more or less coriaceous. 



Flowers. — Yellow in terminal panicle*. 



Bark. — | inch thick; grey, scaly. Sheds in ir- 

 regular untidy more or less longitudinal pieces. 

 Inner bark red. Exudes a red kino or gum. 

 Solution. — Pale brown; green precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap about 2 inches; heart pink. Rays. — 

 50-60 distinct, straight, pale. In between these 

 about four times as many fine rays. The coarser 

 ones are 1/90 inch deep and show up as wavy 

 streaks on the quarter. Pores. — 6,000 single, 

 evenly scattered show up as brownish grooves 



Soft tissue. — Broken thin 

 up rays and surrounding 

 the few pores they come in contact with. 

 ral. — A light yellow brown wood; dense 



on the quarter, 

 brown lines 



linking 



Grene- 

 d 



an 



even grained; hard to cut. Solution colourless; 



blueish precipitate. 

 Locality. — Ogeramnang. 



Date. — November, 1923. 

 Native name — 



— Sumut (Ogeramnang). 

 Remarks. — This is said by natives to grow to a 

 very large tree 10 feet girth and 80 feet high. 



Polyosma lagunensis Merr, No. 801. 



A small tree 18 inches in diameter and 40 feet 



high. 

 Leaves. — Simple alternate, terminal pair often 



opposite ; petiole 



14 



inches grooved ; blade 



4 to 7 inches by 2 to 2^ inches, elliptical, acute 



tl 



nn. 



Flowers. — Terminal spikes 6 inches long and 



white, shortly pedunculate; very 

 flowers. 



fragrant 



Bark. 



JL 



2 



white. 



inch thick, grey, ridged. Inner bark 



8,300, 



Wood. — Yellow, axes firmly. Eays. — 340 to 350 

 of which 70 to 80 are coarse straight and con- 

 spicuous and 270 are indistinct and sinous 

 around the pores. Show up very little on the 

 quarter and back. Pores. — Indistinct, 8,100 to 



radially septate (2-6), constricted be- 

 tween rays which, are slightly bulged. Soft tis- 

 sue. — -Very fine to minute lines join the rays. 



— .V mouse coloured firm-cutting close 



grained wood. Weighs 36 lb. to the cubic foot. 

 Locality. — Likdin. 



Date.— August, 1924. 



Xative name. — Sapilul (Likdin). 



Materia] collected. — Leaves, wood, bark flowers. 



General 



CtKNONIACEAE. 



Wcinmannia Ledermannii, Scliltr., No. 802. 



A medium tree, 6 feet in girth with a bole of 

 50 feet and attaining 70 feet overall. JSTot but- 

 tressed. 



