Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10291 Euphorbiaceae 
Glochidion perakense Hook. f. 
var. supra-axillare (Benth.) Airy Shaw 
keys directly to this result on Airy Shaw 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; along the foot track between 
Garuka and Ambunti; in Glei clan territory; swamp forest at elev. 100’ 
(c. 30 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
with sequence 10289-10296; treelet in regrowth; glabrous, twigs not 
compressed; leaves distichous, pliant, adaxial side dark green x 
abaxially light green; lamina oblong-lanceolate, <10 cm long, 
acuminate, base oblique; fructescence supra-axillary, shortly 
pedunculate or not; capsules compressed between the poles, surface 
purple or green; seeds glossy orange-red. 
Waskuk name = ‘buk.’ No use reported. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2000-K, -2001 -L, -2002-M, -2003-N, - 
2004-0; corresponding to SWD, RT+RTBK, BR, LF+RTWD+TWD, 
SBK+sapwood; 1 1 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10291 
(= Regalado no. 1498) 
date: July 6, 1995 
det.: WT, May 1997 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0292 Sapotaceae 
Pouteria sp. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; along the foot track between 
Garuka and Ambunti; in Glei clan territory; swamp forest at elev. 100’ 
(c. 30 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
with sequence 10289-10296; large canopy tree; buttressed, lactiferous; 
twigs robust; leaves spiral, crowded, glabrescent, coriaceous, medium 
dull green both surfaces; flowers light green in bud; sepals 5 or 6, 
apparently spirally inserted; ovary densely hirtellous; style glabrous, 
stigma punctiform. 
Waskuk name = ‘semen me.’ Edible larvae are obtained from the dead 
wood. The leaves are used for wrapping hotwater saksak. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2005-P, -2006-Q, -2007-R, -2008-S, -2009- 
T; corresponding to TWD, LF+TW, TBK, RT+RTBK, BR+RTWD; 8 
herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10292 
(= Regalado no. 1499) 
date: July 6, 1995 
