Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10176 Annonaceae 
Goniothalamus cf. aruensis Scheff. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, buttress ridge above the foot track 
between Garuka and Langu, territory of the Amaki clan; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 500’ (152 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with Ficus 10175; c. 5 m treelet, occasional, several inds. in fruit; 
leaves distichous, coriaceous, sub-bullate, adaxial surface dark dull 
green x abaxially light green; infructescence cauline, umbelliform, one 
cluster only, 23 berries crowded on a 2 cm peduncle; the receptacle 
slightly expanded; epicarp ceraceous and red; pericarp fibrous; seeds 
single with ruminate endosperm; flowers not seen. 
fruits bottled. 
Waskuk name = ‘soor;’ the leaves are burned as a mosquito repellent. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0947-O, -0948-P, -0949-Q; corresponding 
to SWD, SBK, LF+BR. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10176 
(= Regalado no. 1409) 
date: June 26, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10177 Rubiaceae 
Uncaria lanosa Wall. var. appendiculata (Benth.) Ridsd. 
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. 
woody climber on Canarium 10168; common species in alluvial and hill 
forest, local populations flowering; leaves herbaceous, adaxial surface 
medium green x abaxially yellow-green; inflorescence axillary, 
umbellate; calyx linear-filiform, white. 
Waskuk name = ‘milwo,’ (spoken with a long o). The roots are mixed 
with water and the resulting solution then sprinkled on growing yams to 
hasten ripening. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10177 
date: June 26, 1995 
det.: WT 
