Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10210 Annonaceae 
Polyalthia sp. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills, first buttress ridge above the foot 
track between Garuka and Waskuk, territory of the Glei cian; hill forest 
at altimeter elev. 500’ (152 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with collection sequence 10206-10211; understory shrub; leaves 
papery, bullate, adaxial surface dark dull green x abaxially medium 
green; flowers pale yellow-green, the adaxial surface of the petals with 
a reddish tint; fruits orange. 
flowers bottled. 
Waskuk name was given as ‘wenyep,’ and the bark fibers said to be 
used for making white bilums. However this report seems incorrect 
and probably due to confusion with the vegetatively similar Phaleria 
coccinea. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10210 
(= Regalado no. 1435) 
date: June 28, 1995 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10211 Orchidaceae 
Malaxis 
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 10206-10211; terrestrial herb; leaves 
herbaceous, adaxial surface purple x abaxially green; inflorescence 
racemose, ascending, rachis and peduncle green; flowers yellow 
becoming red when fully mature. 
flowers bottled. 
Waskuk name and use not recorded. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 1021 1 
date: June 28, 1995 
