Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0247 Malvaceae 
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; spur ridge above the foot track 
between Garuka and Ambunti; in Glei clan territory; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 450’ (137 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
w. collection sequence 10245-10254, on Crestline; 5 m tree in small 
regrowth area; leaves papyraceous, adaxial surface dark dull green x 
abaxially glaucous; corolla yellow with a dark purple-red eye in center. 
Waskuk name = ‘banga.’ Used for making the handles on wood- 
carving tools. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10247 
date: July 3, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0248 Dichapetalaceae 
Dichapetalum tenerum Leenh. 
keys to this result on Leenhouts 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; spur ridge above the foot track 
between Garuka and Ambunti; in Glei clan territory; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 450’ (137 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
w. collection sequence 10245-10254; woody iiane on Crestline; 
indumentum white; stipules minute, linear, falling early; leaves 
alternate, distichous, papery, hirsute; flowers single in the axils; fruits 
weakly compressed, bilobed, pubescent, orange, notched at the 
summit; seed one per locule, also orange. 
Waskuk name = ‘banga.’ Used for making the handles on wood- 
carving tools. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1859-H, -1860-1; corresponding to RT, 
LF+stem; 5 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10248 
date: July 3, 1995 
det.: WT 
