Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10206 Meliaceae 
Aglaia tomentosa Teijsm. & Binn. 
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. 500’ (152 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with collection sequence 10207-10211; 10 - 15 m treelet; twigs terete; 
most parts with an indumentum of pale brown stellate hairs somewhat 
mealy in aspect; leaves spiral, imparipinnate, pliant, punctate, adaxial 
surface dark dull green x abaxially yellow-green; inflorescence axillary, 
paniculate, hairy throughout; flowers yellow in bud. 
Waskuk name = ‘milomb neker;’ translation: the yellow-flowered 
milomb. The generic name ‘milomb’ is applied to several species of 
Aglaia. Most are used in house construction. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1036-M, -1037-N, -1038-0, -1039-P, - 
1040-Q; corresponding to TWD, LF, TBK, RT, BR; 5 herbarium 
duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10206 
(= Regalado no. 1433) 
date: June 28, 1995 
det.: WT 
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Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10207 Rubiaceae 
Coptosapelta cf. maluensis Valeton 
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. 500’ (152 m); near 4 deg. IT S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with collection sequence 10206-10211; liane in high canopy; twigs 
terete, light green; leaves opposite, coriaceous, induplicate, waxy and 
concolorously medium green both surfaces, glabrate except for hairs 
on abaxial costae and in nerve axils; inflorescence cymose, terminal 
and from upper leaf axils, collectively paniculiform, the rachises 
twiglike; flowers 5-merous, very fragrant; corolla white and fimbriate in 
the sinuses between lobes, outer tube pubescent; stigma exserted 
from the throat, green. 
flowers bottled. 
Waskuk name = ‘galawajep pok.’ Young leaves are cooked as a 
vegetable. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1041-R, -1042-S, -1043-T, -1044-U; 
corresponding to SWD, TW, RT, LF+FL+stem; 7 herbarium duplicates 
distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10207 
(= Regalado no. 1434) 
date: June 28, 1995 
det.: WT 
