Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
9327 Lomariopsidaceae 
Bolbitis rivularis (Brack.) Ching 
Morobe province; Atzera Range, inland from the 9-11 mile settlement, 
foothill forest at elev. <300 m. 
with sequence starting Salacia 9315; terrestrial fern, riparian, 
saxicolorous; cf. conspecific 9294 from same locality. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 9327 
date: Jan., 1994 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
9328 Orchidaceae 
Spathoglottis plicata Bl. ssp. puberula Howcroft ined. 
Morobe province; Atzera Range, lowland forest near the 9-11 mile 
settlement, foothill forest, <300 m elev. 
terrestrial, heliophytic, pseudobulbs small, bearing several leaves at the 
apex; leaves papery, glabrous, plaited, c. 85 cm long, linear-elliptic, 
attenuate at both ends, long petiolate; petioles convolutive at the base, 
striate/venose; inflorescence lateral, the raceme at the top of a scapose 
peduncle 70-75 cm long, puberulent, conspicuously bracteate at intervals; 
bracts sheathing, venose, apex acuminate; raceme lax, erect, rachis c. 10 
cm long; flowers c. 5 cm long with a filamentose pedicel, most parts 
puberulent; perianth purple; labellum trilobed, lateral lobes dilate, midlobe 
obcordate with a filiform haft; fruit oblongoid, ‘pod’ proper 37 x 8 mm, 
valves puberulent. 
one flower bottled. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 9328 
date: Dec. 13, 1993 
det.: WT 
