Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0342 Myristicaceae 
Myristica sp. ?nov. 
(distinctive fructescence but does not key to sp. on Foreman’s 
summary of PNG taxa) 
East Sepik Province; April River; Bugabugi 2 above Natawe; diverse 
lowland hill forest on mafics, ascending Crestline at elev. 300’ altimeter 
(c. 90 m); colls, centered on 4° 33’S latitude x 142° 34’E longitude. 
w. collection sequence 10340-10353; 10-15 m treelet, common; red 
sap, sapwood pinkish to straw, heartwood brown; twigs subterete, 
slender, not lined between the petioles; leaves alternate, distichous, 
glabrous, subcoriaceous, adaxial surface dark green x abaxially 
yellow-green; lamina elliptic, typical blade 17.5 x 7.5 cm, apex acute, 
base rounded or cuneate; lateral venation 8-10 pairs, feeble, reticulum 
obscure; petiole to 2 cm, resembling the twigs; infructescence pendant 
from upper axils; fruits subeliipsoid, pseudostalk present; pericarp 
orange-brown, lepidote; seed single, arilloid red and fenestrate. 
tokples name (Bugabugi) = ‘nay ume;’ used only for house 
construction. ‘Ume’ (pronounced u may) is the ‘generic’ name for 
Myristica: individual species are distinguished by a qualifier prefix, e.g. 
‘nay’ as for the present species. 
fruits bottled at A/HUH and LAE. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0759-K, -0760-L, -0761 -M, -0762-N, - 
0763-0, -0764-P; corresponding to LF+TW, FR+RTWD, SBK, SWD, 
RT+RTBK, TW+BR; 4 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 10342 
date: July 20, 1995 
det.: W.T. 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0343 Myrtaceae 
Syzygium sp. 
East Sepik Province; April River; Bugabugi 2 above Natawe; diverse 
lowland hill forest on mafics, ascending Crestline at elev. 300’ altimeter 
(c. 90 m); colls, centered on 4° 33’S latitude x 142° 34’E longitude. 
15-20 m subcanopy tree; unbuttressed; bark not furrowed or 
exfoliating; wood very dense, medium brown; young twigs 
quadrangular; leaves opposite, glabrous, glandular punctate, firm and 
brittle, adaxial surface dark green x abaxially yellow-green; lateral 
nervation obscure; inflorescence terminal, paniculiform, branching from 
the base and through several orders, entirely glabrous, axes bracteate; 
perianth entirely cream-colored; filaments white. 
flowers bottled. 
Bugabugi name = ‘yau-me.’ A strong timber used in general 
construction. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0765-Q, -0766-R, -0767-S, -0768-T, -0769- 
U, -0770-V; corresponding to LF, BR+TW, TWD+RTWD, 
inflorescence, RT+RTBK, BK+sapwood; 8 herbarium duplicates 
distributed through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi 10343 
date: July 20, 1995 
