Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0329 Apocynaceae 
Anodendron oblongifolium Hemsl. 
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. 
woody vine; primary stems cylindrical, marked by conspicuous annular 
ridges; nodes slightly swollen; leaves opposite, glabrous, fleshy, 
adaxial surface dark glossy green x abaxially shining yellow-green; 
inflorescence terminal and axillary, paniculiform, bracteate; flowers 
small, perianth 5-merous, corolla white, ?contorted. 
flowers bottled. 
Waskuk name = ‘ukhop fok.’ Reportedly poisonous. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2139-L; corresponding to RT+LF+TW; 4 
herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10329 
(= Regalado no. 1531) 
date: July 10, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0330 Acanthaceae 
Gendarussa vulgaris Nees 
or as Justicia gendarussa Burm. 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. 1300’ (c. 395 m). 
with 10322 et seq.; thicket-forming understory shrub, apparently 
soboliferous; stems and petioles purple; nodes dilate; leaves 
subcoriaceous, adaxial surface dark glossy green x abaxially yellow- 
green; veins dark purple; flowers pale purple. 
flowers bottled. 
Waskuk name and use not recorded. 
coll. W. Takeuchi and J. Regalado 10330 
date: July 10, 1995 
