Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10218 Annonaceae 
Artabotrys ‘suaveolens-inodorus group’ 
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. 900’ (275 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
w. collection sequence 10215-10219; woody climber, single sighting; 
leaves alternate, glabrous, papery, adaxial surface dark glossy green x 
abaxially medium green; lamina elliptic and reticulate; flowers extra- 
axillary, inserted on a flattened and recurved peduncle; sepals 3, 
connate at the base; corolla white to pale green, petals 6 (3+3), 
isomorphous, appressed hairy, distally terete. 
flowers bottled. 
Waskuk name = ‘ya-uk.’ Reported as having no use. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1074-C, -1075-F; corresponding to RT, 
LF+TW+BR; 6 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10218 
(= Regalado no. 1441) 
date: June 29, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10219 Gnetaceae 
Gnetum latifolium Blume 
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. 900’ (275 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
w. 10215-10218; woody climber, common, many individuals fertile; 
leaves opposite, glabrous, coriaceous, adaxial surface dark dull green 
x abaxially yellow-green; infructescence cauline, branching, nodose, 
pendulous; pseudofruits ellipsoid, dull yellow. 
Waskuk name = ‘ruka.’ The seeds are said to be a favorite food of the 
cuscus. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1076-G, -1077-H, -1078-1; corresponding 
to stem, RT, LF+RTWD; 3 herbarium duplicates distributed through 
NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10219 
(= Regalado no. 1442) 
date: June 29, 1995 
det.: WT 
