Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10315 Moraceae 
Parartocarpus venosus (Zoll. & Mor.) Becc. 
var. papuanus (Becc.) Jarrett 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; main ridge above the foot track 
between Langu and Garuka; in Gala clan territory; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 750’ (c. 230 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
canopy tree; unbuttressed; outer bark pale brown, conspicuously 
marked with transverse lenticular ridges; wood straw; leaves spiral, 
glabrous, firm, adaxial surface dark shining green x abaxially yellow- 
green and manifestly areolate; inflorescence axillary, globose, 
peduncled, involucral bracts present. 
Waskuk name = ‘koro wamei.’ No specific use. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2076-R, -2077-S, -2078-T, -2079-U; 
corresponding to TWD, LF+RTWD+TW+BR, RT+RTBK+RTWD, TBK; 
8 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10315 
(= Regalado no. 1518) 
date: July 10, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10316 Loganiaceae 
Fagraea cf. ceilanica Thunb. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; main ridge above the foot track 
between Langu and Garuka; in Gala clan territory; hill forest at altimeter 
elev. 750’ (c. 230 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
with 10315; woody climber from the ground; leaves opposite, glabrous, 
coriaceous, adaxial surface dark shining green x abaxially medium 
green; lamina linear-lanceolate; petioles basally connate via axillary 
scales; infructescence terminal, cymose; sepals 5, deeply divided, 
obtuse, light green, persisting on the fruit; epicarp blue-green. 
Waskuk name and use not recorded. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2080-V, -2081 -W, -2082-X; corresponding 
to LF+RT+TW, SWD, BR+SBK; 6 herbarium duplicates distributed 
through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10316 
(= Regalado no. 1519) 
date: July 10, 1995 
det.: WT 
