Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10162 Commelinaceae 
Murdania 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, foot track between Langu and 
Garuka villages, alluvial forest at 100’ elev. (30 m). 
terrestrial herb in edge situations; repent, stems green, succulent, 
radicant at the nodes; leaves herbaceous, c. concolorously green on 
both surfaces; leaf sheath tubular, venose, ochraceous. 
Waskuk name = ‘grisaringrin;’ the stems are broken off and inserted 
into the ear canal in order to remove earwax. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10162 
date: June 25, 1995 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10163 Liliaceae 
Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, foot track between Langu and 
Garuka villages, alluvial forest at 100’ elev. (30 m). 
acaulescent terrestrial herb; leaves somewhat firm, adaxially dark 
green x slightly lighter beneath; leaf bases equitant and compressed; 
peduncle ascending, usually terete; flowers monochlamydeous; tepals 
3+3, blue, subisomorphic. 
Waskuk name = ‘mombus;’ (moum-bus), use not recorded. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10163 
date: June 25, 1995 
det.: WT 
