Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10189 Sabiaceae 
Meliosma pinnata (Roxb.) Maxim, 
cf. ssp. macrophylla (Merr.) Beur. 
same as 10140 from previous trip 
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 (c. 120 m), near 4 deg. 1 1’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
w. collection sequence 10181-10195 and near 10188; large canopy 
tree, occasional in frequency; wood white and soft; twigs angulate, 
apical parts hairy; leaves spirally arranged, imparipinnate, usually 6-7 
jugate, axial length about 30 cm, puberulous throughout; leaflets 
slightly fleshy, lanceolate to elliptic, decrescent, subopposed, adaxial 
surface medium green x abaxially light green; inflorescence paniculate, 
long-pedunculate, ascending, bracteate, all axes puberulent, smooth 
and yellow-green when fresh; flower buds white or pale yellow, 
globose, crowded. 
tokples name (Waskuk) = ‘welkau me taromb;’ this particular sp. is 
said to be useless though a closely related tree has applications in 
black magic. ‘Closely related’ however, has no meaning in the 
Western sense since Waskuk taxonomy is based on highly superficial 
characters. The name of this species was given to me on a previous 
expedition as ‘wok wok,’ but the latter name actually applies to Garuga. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0982-A, -0983-C, -0984-F, -0985-G, - 
0986-H; corresponding to TWD, LF, RT+RTBK, TBK, BR; 8 herbarium 
duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll: W. Takeuchi & J. Regalado 10,189 
(=Regalado no. 1417) 
date: June 27, 1995 
det WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10190 Lauraceae 
Litsea sp. 
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. 575’ (175 m); near 4 deg. IT S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
_10 m treelet leaning over ravine; outer bark dark brown, weakly lineate 
and pustular; inner bark straw, faintly aromatic; wood pale yellow; 
leaves dry textured, brittle, adaxial surface dark green x abaxially 
glaucous. 
Waskuk name = ‘maroomb.’ The timber is reportedly weak and poor 
for construction. Useful only as firewood (said to burn even when wet). 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10190 
(= Regalado no. 1418) 
date: June 27, 1995 
