Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10204 Arecaceae/Palmae 
Hydriastele sp. 
keys to genus on Johns and Hay 
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. 400’ (c. 120 m); near 4 deg. 1 V S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ 
E long. 
with collection sequence 10202-10203; 5 m arecoid palm in 
understory; crown shaft present; leaves pinnate, to 2.5 m length, axes 
scaly, leaflet margins jagged; infructescence brushlike, emerging 
immediately below the shaft, cernuous; fruits with glossy red epicarp. 
Waskuk name and use not recorded. 
note: two duplicates under this coll, number, appended as A and B; 
from different individuals growing side x side. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1026-Z, -1027-A, -1028-C, -1029-F; 
corresponding to LF, RT, LF rachis+petiole, stem; 2 herbarium 
duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10204 
(= Regalado no. 1431) 
date: June 28, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10205 Fagaceae 
Lithocarpus celebicus (Miq.) Rehd. 
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; subcanopy tree; leaves spiral, 
glabrescent, coriaceous, adaxiai surface dark glossy green x abaxially 
glaucous; inflorescence ascending, paniculate, all axes pubescent; 
flowers fragrant. 
Waskuk name = ‘all.’ The strong wood is said to burn when wet. Wild 
pigs are fond of the fallen fruit and hunters will stake out a prolifically 
bearing tree at night. 
note: old fruits retrieved from ground near specimen. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1030-G, -1031-H, -1032-1, -1033-J, -1034- 
K, -1035-L; corresponding to LF+inflorescence, TWD, TBK, RTWD, 
RTBK, BR; 8 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10205 
(= Regalado no. 1432) 
date: June 28, 1995 
det.: WT 
