Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10285 Rubiaceae 
Mastixiodendron pachyclados (K. Schum.) Melch. 
var. pachyclados 
keys to this result on Darwin 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; ridge near Langu; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 700' (213 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44' E 
long. 
canopy tree on ridge subcrest; twigs robust, cylindrical, becoming 
slightly compressed near the apex; stipules firm and erect, acuminate; 
leaves opposite, glabrous, brittle, subdecussate, adaxial surface dark 
glossy green x abaxially yellow-green; lamina broad, apices obtuse; 
infructescence axillary, ramifying; fruits subcylindrical with an acute 
summit, green, glaucescent, perianth scar conspicuous; seed 1. 
Waskuk name = ‘amul,’ or ‘amo!.’ An edible mushroom grows from 
the dead wood. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1969-Z, -1970-A, -1971-C, -1972-F, -1973- 
G; corresponding to BR, RT+RTBK, TBK, TWD, LF+RTWD+BR; 5 
herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10285 
(= Regalado no. 1492) 
date: July 5, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10286 Myristicaceae 
Myristica buchneriana Warburg 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; ridge near Langu; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 700’ (213 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with 10285; subcanopy tree on ridge subcrest; twigs terete, not lined or 
angulate; leaves alternate, glabrous, papery, adaxial surface dark dull 
green x abaxially glaucous; fruits stipitate, ellipsoid, symmetrical or not; 
valves 2, orange, tomentellous; aril red and fenestrate. 
Waskuk name = ‘wanmar guma.’ No specific use. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-1974-H, -1975-1, -1976-J, -1977-K, -1978- 
L, -1979-M; corresponding to BR, RT, TBK+sapwood, LF, TWD, 
FR+TW+BR; 6 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10286 
(= Regalado no. 1493) 
date: July 5, 1995 
det.: WT 
