Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10193 Thymelaeaceae 
Phaleria coccinea (Gaud.) F.v.M. 
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). 
with Ixora 10183; leaves coriaceous, adaxial surface dark green x 
abaxially medium green; flowers enitirely white, v. fragrant. 
flowers bottled. 
Waskuk name = ‘winyap.’ The bark fibers are harvested and woven 
into white bilum. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10193 
date: June 27, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10194 Rubiaceae 
Ixora 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. 200-300’ (c. 60-90 m). 
understory shrub; leaves coriaceous, adaxial surface dark glossy green 
x abaxially yellow-green; inflorescence cernuous, long-pedunculate, all 
axes red, and slender; corolla tube red at base, limb white at anthesis 
or green when in bud. 
Waskuk name not known by villagers interviewed; no use reported, 
note: duplicates under this coll, number were obtained from two 
separate inds. and are designated as A (in fruit) or B (in flower) to 
indicate the provenance. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10194 
(= Regalado no. 1421) 
date: June 27, 1995 
