Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10170 Meliaceae 
Dysoxylum variabile Harms 
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. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
near Chionanthus 10169; common sp. in hill forest but populations 
generally sterile; 5 m understory shrub; leaves spiral, decrescent, 
epetiolate, chartaceous, adaxial surface shining medium green x 
abaxially light green; leaflets numerously jugate, hairs white and 
spreading; fruits pedunculate; pericarp entirely white, dehiscing on 3 
leathery valves; seeds 3 one per locule, arilloid orange-red. 
Waskuk name = ‘angasa,’ (an' ga sa). Useful only as firewood. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0915-F, -091 6-G, -091 7-H, -0918-1, -0919- 
J; corresponding to SWD, LF, RT+RTBK+RTWD, SBK, BR; 4 
herbarium duplicates and 1 set distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10170 
(= Regalado no. 1403) 
date: June 26, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10171 Rubiaceae 
‘Randia’ aff. macromera Laut. & K. Sch. 
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. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
w. 10169 et seq.; reported as uncommon by the locals; 5-10 m 
monocaul with short branches crowded at the top, unbuttressed; twigs 
long and cylindrical; stipules broad with an abrupt acumen, coarsely 
hairy, caducous; leaves in pseudoverticels, coriaceous, rugose, 
hirtellous, adaxial surface dark green x abaxially yellow-green; 
inflorescence axillary, paniculiform, pubescent throughout; flowers 5- 
merous, very fragrant; calyx orange-brown; corolla white; fruits not 
seen. 
Waskuk name = ‘galawon;’ the strong wood is used for house 
construction. Flowers bottled. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0920-K, -0921 -L, -0922-M, -0923-N, -0924- 
O; corresponding to RT, LF+FL, SWD, SBK, BR+TW; 5 herbarium 
duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10171 
(= Regalado no. 1404) 
date: June 26, 1995 
det.: WT 
