Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10319 Elaeocarpaceae 
Elaeocarpus (sepikanus complex) 
probably E. sepikanus Schltr. s.s. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; main ridge above the foot track 
between Langu and Garuka; in Gala clan territory; hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 1200’ (365 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with sequencel 031 8-1 0321; canopy tree with buttress swell; outer 
bark light brown and pustulate, middle bark reddish-brown, inner bark 
yellow; wood white becoming straw near the heartwood; twigs robust, 
tapering towards the summit; leaves spirally arranged, somewhat 
conferted, subcoriaceous, glabrous, geniculate, adaxial surface dark 
green x abaxially yellow-green, domatia present; inflorescence 
racemose, most parts puberulent; fruits ovoid and blue. 
Waskuk name = ‘milpakame.’ A timber for general construction. Feral 
pigs are said to eat the fallen fruits. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2093-L, -2094-M, -2095-N, -2096-0, - 
2097-P, -2098-Q; corresponding to TWD, TBK, LF+TW, RTBK, 
RTWD, FR+BR; 6 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10319 
(= Regalado no. 1522) 
date: July 10, 1995 
det.: WT, May 1997 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10320 Lauraceae 
Litsea aff. firma (Bl.) Hook. f. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; main ridge above the foot track 
between Langu and Garuka; in Gala clan territory; hill forest at altimeter 
elev. 1200’ (365 m); near 4 deg. 11’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
with sequence 10318-10321; large canopy tree, all vegetative parts 
aromatic; bark pale brown, thick; wood yellow and very dense; leaves 
spiral, coriaceous, glabrous, adaxial surface dark shining green x 
abaxially glaucous; lamina elliptic, typical blade 8 cm x 3 cm, apex 
obtuse; nervation areolate; veins and petioles yellow; inflorescence 
racemiform, puberulent, immature; flowers enclosed in yellow involucral 
bracts. 
Waskuk name = ‘asame.’ The timber is hand-carved into canoes. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2099-R, -2100-S, -2101-T, -2102-U, -2103- 
V; corresponding to TWD, LF, TBK, BR+RTWD, RT+RTBK+TBK; 9 
herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10320 
(= Regalado no. 1523) 
date: July 10, 1995 
det.: WT 
