Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10168 Burseraceae 
Canarium acutifolium (DC.) Merr. 
keys to this result on Leenhouts 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, buttress ridge above the foot track 
between Garuka and Langu, on territory of the Amaki clan; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 150’ (45 m); near 4 deg. 1 1’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
c. 20 m subcanopy tree on moderate slopes, occasional; outer bark 
pale greyish-brown, not fissured; twigs fistulose, ant-inhabited; stipules 
linear, usually inserted on the twig near the petiole base; leaves spiral, 
pinnate, glabrous, papery, adaxial surface dark green x abaxially 
yellow-green; veins yellow; infructescence axillary and paniculiform; 
drupes ovoid, slightly >1 cm long, epicarp blue-green. 
Waskuk name = ‘we-we;’ (spoken with a long e). The dried sap is 
flammable and is used as a wickless candle. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0904-R, -0905-S, -0906-T, -0907-U, - 
0908-V, -0909-W; corresponding to LF, FR, TW+BR, RT+RTBK, TBK, 
TWD; 6 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10168 
(= Regalado no. 1401) 
date: June 26, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10169 Oleaceae 
Chionanthus aff. sessiliflorum (Hemsl.) Kiew 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, buttress ridge above the foot track 
between Garuka and Langu, on territory of the Amaki clan; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 200’ (60 m); near 4 deg. IT S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
15 m subcanopy tree; bole unbuttressed, outer bark pale brown and 
pustulate; inner bark and sapwood concolorously stramineous; twigs 
densely pubescent; leaves opposite, distichous, coriaceous, sub- 
bullate, provided with a light brown indumentum, adaxial leaf dark 
green x abaxially yellow green; inflorescence axillary and congested; 
flowers yellow, very fragrant. 
Waskuk name = ‘hirka sik me;’ said to have no use. Flowers bottled. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0910-X, -091 1-Y, -091 2-Z, -091 3-A, -0914- 
C; corresponding to TBK, RT+RTWD, TW+BR, LF, TWD; 4 herbarium 
duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10169 
(= Regalado no. 1402) 
date: June 26, 1995 
det.: WT 
