Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10212 Meliaceae 
Dysoxylum brevipaniculum C. DC. 
= D. microstachyum Harms 
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. 600’ (183 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with 10213-10214; 5-10 m treelet in open understory; bole straight to 
base, wood pale brown and dense; twigs narrow, terete, hairy; leaves 
spiral, pinnate (usually 2-4 jugate), pliant, adaxial surface dark dull 
green x abaxially yellow-green and hirtellous; infructescence infrafoliar, 
reduced; fruits single or several together, orange-brown. 
Waskuk name = ‘basava.’ The wood is strong and used for 
implements requiring a sturdy construction (e.g., axe handles). When 
clearing their subsistence gardens, villagers typically spare this plant 
and use it as a vining support for yams. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1049-Z, -1050-A, -1051-C, -1052-F, -1053- 
G; corresponding to SWD, LF, BR, RT+RTWD, SBK+sapwood; 8 
herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10212 
(= Regalado no. 1436) 
date: June 29, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10213 Annonaceae 
indet. 
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. 600’ (183 m); near 4 deg. IT S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with collection sequence 10212-10214; 5 m monocaul shrub; leaves 
papery, bullate, adaxial surface dark dull green x abaxially yellow- 
green; 1 flower and 1 fruit cluster seen both cauline; flower 
dichlamydeous, both perianth series with 3 segments; calyx purple; 
petals cream. 
note: conspecific to coll. 10210; flower and fruits bottled. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10213 
(= Regalado no. 1435) 
date: June 29, 1995 
