Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0220 Araceae 
Schismatoglottis 
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. 1050’ (320 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
w. 10221; terrestrial herb in understory; crushed leaves aromatic (like 
anise). 
Waskuk name = ‘po-il wakin.’ Used as bilas (decoration and finery) on 
festive occasions. Also with applications in black magic. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10220 
date: June 29, 1995 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10221 Annonaceae 
Polyalthia sp. 
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. 1050’ (320 m); near 4 deg. 1 T S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
w. 10220; 5-7 m understory treelet; leaves distichous, glabrous, papery, 
adaxial surface dark dull green x slightly lighter beneath; sepals 3, 
triangular, valvate, much smaller than the petals; corolla 3+3, both 
whorls isomorphic, entirely red, petals acroscopically directed and not 
spreading, free at the base; ripe carpels oblongoid, orange with red 
mottling, at maturity turning completely red then black; seed 1, 
endosperm ruminate. 
flowers bottled. 
Waskuk name = ‘kumu laka.’ Described as having no use. Villagers 
report that a larger but related species grows in alluvial forest at lower 
elevations. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1079-J, -1080-K, -1081-L, -1082-M, -1083- 
N; corresponding to BR, SWD, RT+RTWD+SWD, SBK, 
LF+RTWD+stem; 2 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10221 
(= Regalado no. 1443) 
date: June 29, 1995 
