Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10166 Verbenaceae 
Stachytarpheta 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, foot track near Garuka village, 
alluvial forest at 100’ elev. (30 m). 
terrestrial subshrub, common on disturbed ground; stems/twigs slightly 
compressed but not distinctly 4-angled; leaves herbaceous, bullate, 
somewhat concolorously dark green on both surfaces; flowers pale 
blue, corolla zygomorphic. 
Waskuk name not recorded; informally referred to as ‘broomstick.’ 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10166 
date: June 25, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10167 Urticaceae 
Pipturus argenteus (Forst. f.) Wedd. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, buttress ridge above Garuka village 
(from the foot track towards Waskuk), advanced regrowth in foothill 
forest, elev. 350’ altimeter (c. 105 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 
44’ E long. 
with Hornstedtia 10157; non-stinging understory shrub. 
Waskuk name not recorded; species is said related to sembia. 
coll. W. Takeuchi 10167 
date: June 25, 1995 
det.: WT 
