Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10188 Lauraceae 
Endiandra sp. 
keys to genus on Kostermans 
East Sepik Province; Waskuk Hills; buttress ridge above the foot-track 
between Langu and Garuka villages, in territory of the Gala clan; elev. 
400’ altimeter (120 m), near 4 deg. 1 1’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
w. collection sequence 10181-10195; common hill species, many 
individuals seen flowering and fruiting; bark faintly aromatic, reddish- 
brown on inner surface; wood pale reddish-brown; twigs subterete, 
puberulent; leaves alternate, spirally arranged, pellucid punctulate, 
glabrous, coriaceous, adaxial surface dark glossy green x abaxially 
blue-green glaucous; lamina elliptic to oblanceolate, typical blade 10 x 
5 cm, apex acuminate, margin entire, base acute; venation 4-6 
penniveined, reticulation raised areolate (with lens); petiole 1 cm; 
inflorescence axillary, paniculate, pedunculate, all axes hairy; flowers 
monochlamydeous, perianth not accrescent, tube short; tepals 
subequal, 3+3, entirely yellow, adaxial face glabrous, abaxially with 
appressed hairs; fertile stamens 3, not sessile, inserted inside an 
elevate and papillose disk; anthercells 2, latrorse, operculate by flaps 
opening upwards; fruits oblongoid, 3 x 1 cm typical (dry 
measurement), seated on a naked pedicel; epicarp glossy green (said 
by locals to turn black when ripe); seeds single, nonruminate. 
tokples name (Waskuk) = ‘woya;’ the strong wood is used for house 
construction; ripe fruits are eaten by the bird apungo; another bird 
called ’suaskot’ is reported to feed on the nectar of this tree. 
flowers bottled at A/HUH. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0977-V, -0978-W, -0979-X, -0980-Y, - 
0981-Z; corresponding to TWD, TBK+sapwood, LF+TW, RT+RTWD, 
BR. 
coll: W. Takeuchi & J. Rega!ado10188 
(=Regalado no. 1416) 
date: June 27, 1995 
