Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10327 Chrysobalanaceae 
Maranthes corymbosa Bl. 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; main ridge above the foot track 
between Langu and Garuka; in Gala clan territory; hiil forest at 
altimeter elev. 1250’ (c. 380 m); near 4 deg. 1 1’ S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E 
long. 
with sequence 10325-10328; canopy tree on steep Gleichenia- 
dominated slopes; bark thick, surface scrape red, inner bark pink and 
furrowed; twigs terete, grey; leaves alternate, glabrous, brittle, adaxial 
surface dark green x abaxially yellow-green; veins yellow; 
infructescence terminal, corymbose, paniculiform; drupes approx, 
ellipsoid, epicarp green with a pale brown arachnoid indumentum. 
Waskuk name = ‘dangama.’ Timbers used in house construction. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2129-Y, -2130-Z, -21 31 -A, -2132-C, -2133- 
F; corresponding to TWD, LF+TW, TBK, RTWD, RTBK+BR; 7 
herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10327 
(= Regalado no. 1529) 
date: July 10, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0328 Apocynaceae 
Alstonia macrophylla Wall, ex G. Don 
original distr. as Alstonia (closest to brassii Monach.) 
East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills; main ridge above the foot track 
between Langu and Garuka; in Gala clan territory; hill forest at altimeter 
elev. 1250’ (c. 380 m); near 4 deg. IT S lat. x 142 deg. 44’ E long. 
with sequence 10325-10327; canopy tree on steep Gleichenia- 
dominated slopes; vegetative parts glabrous; leaves whorled, pliant, 
adaxial surface dark green x abaxially light green; lamina elliptic or 
oblanceolate, lateral veins lax; follicles geminate, hanging, linear, 3 mm 
wide, yellow-green; sepals persisting as short spreading segments. 
Waskuk name = ‘kuarda.’ Timbers used in house construction. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2134-G, -2135-H, -2136-1, -2137-J, -2138- 
K; corresponding to TWD, TBK, LF+TW+BR, RTWD, RTBK+BR; 5 
herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10328 
(= Regalado no. 1530) 
date: July 10, 1995 
det.: WT 
