Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10303 Smilacaceae 
Smilax 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 10301-10305; tendrillate climber in regrowth; stems 
smooth, unarmed, weakly lineate, green or glaucescent; leaves 
alternate, firm, glabrous, dark shining green on both surfaces; lamina 
variable: oblongish to ovate, 3-6 curvinerved, closely reticulated 
between the main veins; infructescence axillary, umbellate; peduncle 
and pedicels slender; fruits globose, epicarp black. 
fruits bottled. 
Waskuk name = ‘mo-el ko,’ (pronounced with a long vowel on the o). 
Said to have no use. Two species of Smilax are recognized by 
Waskuk villagers. The other sp. is ‘apbur,’ said to differ by its 
spinescent stems and smaller fruits. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2045-J, -2046-K; corresponding to 
LF+stem, RT; 3 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10303 
(= Regalado no. 1510) 
date: July 7, 1995 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10304 Anacardiaceae 
Buchanania macrocarpa Lautb. 
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. IT S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
with sequence 10301-10305; canopy tree on partially flooded flats, 
unbuttressed, no exudate; wood white, soft; outer bark dark brown, 
pustulate, middle bark red, inner surfaces white; branchlets robust, 
apically tomentellous; leaves spiral, thick-papery, medium green both 
surfaces; lamina large-oblanceolate, pinnativeined, the laterals 
numerous and equispaced; infructescence paniculiform, generally 
emerging from below the leaves; drupes slightly compressed and 
lenticular, epicarp green. 
fruits bottled. 
Waskuk name = 'po il’ kar me.’ Used for making canoes. Pigs are 
said to rub their skin against the bark. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2047-L, -2048-M, -2049-N, -2050-0, - 
2051 -P, -2052-Q; corresponding to TW+BR, LF, TBK, TWD, RTWD, 
RTBK+RT; 3 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10304 
(= Regalado no. 1511) 
date: July 7, 1995 
det.: WT 
