Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10197 Rosaceae 
Prunus dolichobotrys (Laut. & K. Schum.) Kalkm. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, first buttress ridge above the foot 
track between Garuka and Waskuk, territory of the Glei clan; hill forest 
at altimeter elev. 200’ (60 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with collection sequence 10196-10201; canopy tree on steep slopes; 
occasional; outer bark dark brown and pustulate, inner bark 
stramineous and aromatic; wood pale pinkish-brown; leaves alternate, 
glabrous, very brittle, adaxial surface dark green x abaxially light green; 
lamina with paired glands near the base; infructescence racemose, 
single in the axils, ebracteolate; drupes broader than long, epicarp light 
green becoming purple-black when ripe; sepals small and persisting. 
Waskuk name = ‘mirik.’ Volatile oils from the fragrant bark are inhaled 
as a palliative for colds. The strong wood is also employed in house 
construction. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1007-G, -1008-H, -1009-1, -1010-J, -1011- 
K, -1012-L; corresponding to FR, TWD, RT, TBK, BR, LF+RTWD; 8 
herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10197 
(= Regalado no. 1425) 
date: June 28, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10198 Melastomataceae 
Dissochaeta angiensis Ohwi 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, first buttress ridge above the foot 
track between Garuka and Waskuk, territory of the Glei clan; hill forest 
at altimeter elev. 200’ (60 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with collection sequence 10196-10201; woody climber, a serai species 
said to frequently occur in areas overgrown by Gleichenia; stems 
terete, hairs reddish-brown; leaves opposite, subdistichous, somewhat 
firm, rugose, adaxial surface dark green x abaxially reddish-brown and 
densely lepidote; lamina lanceolate, to about 15 x 6.5 cm; inflorescence 
terminal, paniculate, the primary rachides opposed, all axes with 
indumentum as the stem; flowers acute in bud, 4-merous, light purple; 
berries ovoid, pericarp purple; sepals persisting. 
Waskuk name and use not recorded. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1013-M, -1014-N; corresponding to 
LF+TW+BR, stem+RT; 4 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10198 
(= Regalado no. 1426) 
date: June 28, 1995 
det.: WT, May 1997 
