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Fruit. — Small globose capsule, about 3-20tk inch 

 diameter. 6 loc. Calyx persists as a bright 



crimson disc. 



Locality. — All rain forests up to 2,000 feet. 



Date. — Fruits* in Northern Division in July. 



Native names. - — Girida (Binandeli), Gi-ira 

 (Buna), Bundur (Yalu). 



Remarks. — The crimson calyx makes this little 

 tree a very pretty object of the bush. The leaves 

 are arranged horizontally on the twig, while the 

 crimson calyx fruits stand up at right angles. 



Material collected. — Leaves and fruits. 



Hridelia suhnuda K. Sch et Lauterb, No. 794. 



A small to medium tree, 45 feet high. 

 Leaves. — Simple alternate. Petiole, \ inch. 

 Flowers. — Axillary, capitate, sessile, white. 



Bark. — Grey. 



Wood.— White, soft. 



Locality. — Mogondo (Lower Sepik). 



Date.— 24th July. 



Native name. — Kaningi. 



Remarks. — Common. 



Material collected. — Leaves, flowers. 



Daphni phyllum glaucesccits Blume, J^o. 378. 



A small tree, 25 feet high. 



Leaves. — Simple, alternate; petiole, 2 inches; 

 blade, 7 inches x 2 inches, tapering evenly to 

 both ends; acuminate, glabrous, somewhat 

 glacous beneath. Twig covered with large 



lenticels. 

 Fruit. — Immature. 



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Flowers. — Axillary small; shortly pedunculate, in 



groups of 4 to 5. 



Fruit.— A small pinky-white fruit, which, when 

 ripe and dry, loses its skin, and exposes a number 

 of red flattened kidney-shaped seeds, arranged so 

 that all are attached at centres. 



Bark. — i inch, grey, ridged. Inner bark pink. 



Wood. — Sap ill-defined; yellow. 



Locality. — G-asara. 



Date. — 24th January. 



Native names. — Seep (Yabim), Tapuro (Waria). 



Remarks. — The inner bark is somewhat sticky, and 

 this is scraped off from the outer with shells, 

 and the fibre thus obtained is utilized without 

 further preparation to caulk the topsides of 

 canoes. A pig's leg bone is used to tamp it in, 

 and the caulking hardens, and seems as effica- 

 cious as tar and oakum. 



Material collected. — Leaves, fruit, wood, bark. 



llomalanihus populifolius Grab, Xo. 576. 



A little tree, 25 feet high; with a decorative crown. 



Leaves. — Spade-shaped. The young ones are red, 



and make the tree conspicuous. Exudes latex. 



Flowers. — Terminal spikes. 

 Fruit. — | inch green capsules. 

 Locality. — Joangey. 



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December/ 1923. 



Deming. 



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Locality. — Mt. Obree. Laruni spur, 9,000 feet. 



Date. — 23rd February. 



Material collected. — Leaves, immature fruits. 



Endospermum formicarum Becc, No. 21. 



A large tree, 8 feet x 70 feet bole, with narrow but- 

 tresses running up to 8 feet. 



Leaves. — Simple, alternate. Petiole, up to 5 J 

 inches; blade, up to 8 inches diameter; peltate, 

 acuminate, glabrous, coriaceous. 



Flowers. — Axillary panicles 6 inches long. 



Fruit, — Berry, green, pubescent. In panicles on 

 hairy peduncles, and pedicels \ inch diameter, 



containing one seed. 

 Bark. — More or less smooth, grey-brown. Inner 

 bark streaked white and orange. ^ inch thick. 



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Native name. 



Remarks. — Very common in more open spaces of 

 forest, and in old farm lands. The latex is 

 feared by natives, causing great pain when it 

 gets in the eye. 



Material collected. — Leaves and flowers. 



Macaranga chrj/solric/ia Laut. and K. Sch., No. U>(5a. 



Small tree, 25 feet high; springs up on old farm 

 lands. 



Leaves. — Simple, alternate, stipulate; petiole, 1-J 

 inches; blade, 6 inches x (j inches; cordate, 

 acuminate, pubescent above and below; also 



petiole and twig. Soft. 

 Flowers. — Axillary panicles. 

 Locality. — Farm lands everywhere. 

 Date. — Flowers in July in Buna District. 

 Native namej — Gega (Buna). 

 Material collected. — Leaves and flowers. 



Wood.— Sap wood ill-defined; white, merging into Macaranga riparla Engl.. Xo. 104. 



yellow. 

 Rays.— Clear, 210 



l-60th inch deep; show up a 



Pores 



little on the quarter as w r avy lines. 



Clear, 



1,600 



to 3,300, irregularly scattered, 



radially septate 2-11. It is these septate groups 

 or chains that increase the number of pores to 

 3,300. Soft tissue.— Very fine lines indeed join 

 up the rays. General. — A pale timber. Solution 

 colourless; no precipitate. Soft to cut; weighs 



27 lb. per cubic foot. 

 Locality.— Vanapa, Veimauri, Aroa. 



Date.— June, 1922. 



Native name. — Kerea (Suku). 



Remarks. — A light soft wood, rather nicely marked 



on quarter; suitable for indoor w r ork. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, green fruits, bark, 



wo 



od. 



Affinities Glocliidion globosum J. J. Smith, No. fi29. 



A small to medium tree, 3 feet to 4 feet in girth, 



and 40 feet high. 

 Leaves. — Simple alternate. Petiole, 7-10th inch 

 pubescent; blade, 4£ to 7 inches x 2 to 3 inches; 

 lanceolate, acuminate, lightly pubescent below 

 and on midribs. 



Small tree, 3 feet girth, and 30 feet overall. Tie- 

 growth on old farm lands. 



Leaves. — Alternate; petiole up to 9 inches; blade 

 up to 18 inches x 18 inches; three-pointed; cor- 

 date based; rusty pubescent above; glaucous he- 

 low. 



Flowers. — Axillary panicles. 



Wood. — White. Large pith, traversed with red 



kino ducts. 



Localitv. — Everywhere on old farm lands. 



Date. — Flowers in July in Buna District. 

 Xative name. — Gibore (Binandeli and Buna). 

 Material collected. — Leaves and flowers. 



Macaranga §p., Xo. 787. 



A medium to large tree, 6 ft. 6 in. in girth, with a 



40-feet bole, and reaching 60 feet overall. 



Medium buttresses to a height of 8 feet. 

 Leaves. — Crowded at the end of the branches. 



Simple, alternate; petiole, 2 to 4 inches, bent 



at right angles at junction with blade — two 



srlands occur here: blade, 5i to 8 inches 



peltate. 

 Venation very prominent below, and glands occur 



6| inches; generally cordate; also 



