Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10182 Costaceae 
Tapeinochilos hollrungii K. Schum. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, buttress ridge above the foot track 
between Garuka and Langu, territory of the Gala clan; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 100’ (30 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44 E long. 
understory suffrutex with Cyrtandra 10181 ; spikes ascending from the 
ground, bracts red and flexible; flowers compressed, yellow at the base 
and turning red near the limb; fruits polyspermous, the seeds angulate 
and dull black. 
local villagers recognize 2 species; one from alluvial flats and the 
second species from hill forest; coll. 10182 is reportedly the flatland 
plant. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10182 
date: June 27, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10183 Rubiaceae 
Ixora aff. leptopus Valeton 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, buttress ridge above the foot track 
between Garuka and Langu, territory of the Gala clan; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 150’ (45 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
3 m understory suffrutex; very common, hill populations flowering and 
fruiting; leaves opposite, distichous, papery, glabrous, adaxiai surface 
glossy medium green x slightly lighter beneath; lamina lanceolate, base 
subsessile and sometimes clasping the node; infructescence axillary, 
paniculiform, diffuse, hanging, long-peduncled, bracteate, primary 
rachides opposed, all axes slender and glabrous; drupes globose, 
epicarp shining yellow green turning black when mature; calyx residue 
cylindrical, erect, 4-dentate; seed single. 
Waskuk name = ‘worpiami;’ made into implements for preparing 
saksak. The wood is said to work to a smooth finish and is thus the 
preferred material for mixing saksak flour . 
note: duplicates under this coll, number were obtained from two 
separate individuals designated as A or B 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0952-T, -0953-U, -0954-V, -0955-W, 
corresponding to LF, SWD+SBK, RT, BR+RTWD, 5 herbarium 
duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10183 
(= Regalado no. 1411) 
date: June 27, 1995 
det.: WT 
