Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0346 Melastomataceae 
Pternandra aff. galeata (Korth.) Ridl. 
East Sepik Province, April River, Bugabugi 2 at Natawe, hill forest on 
mafic substrate at elevation 700’ (c. 215 m); colls, centered on 4° 33’S 
latitude x 142° 34’E longitude. 
with sequence 10345-10348; 10 m glabrous tree on ridgecrest; twigs 
terete, woody to the apex; leaves opposite, coriaceous, adaxial surface 
dark green x abaxially medium green; lamina generally elliptic, 9.5 cm 
x 3.5 cm typical, apex caudate; leaf venation 3-plinerved; 
infructescence axillary, immature, fruits single or several together; 
hypanthium yellow, tessellated with polygonal markings, rim truncate; 
style slender and glabrous; stigma fusiform. 
Bugabugi name = ‘me-selaho,’ (pronounced may see la ho). No use. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0781-J, -0782-K, -0783-L, -0784-M, -0785- 
N, -0786-0; corresponding to LF+TW, FR+TW+BR, SWD, 
SBK+sapwood, RT, BR+RTWD; 6 herbarium duplicates distributed 
through NCI. 
coll. W. Takeuchi 10346 
date: July 20, 1995 
det.: WT, May 1997 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 0347 Elaeocarpaceae 
Elaeocarpus aff. oriomensis Weibel 
cf. colls. 6472 and 6806 
East Sepik Province; April River; Bugabugi 2 above Natawe; diverse 
lowland hill forest on mafics, Crestline at elev. 700’ altimeter (c. 215 m); 
colls, centered on 4° 33’S latitude x 142° 34’E longitude. 
w. collection sequence 10340-10353; subcanopy tree c. 15 m height; 
twigs terete, ferrugineous-hairy at the apices; stipules not apparent; 
leaves spirally arranged, approximated, somewhat firm, reddish-brown 
pubescent on veins, adaxial surface medium shining green x abaxially 
yellow-green, both sides conspicuously muricate on dried specimens; 
lamina subelliptic, typical blade 8x5 cm, apex usually obtuse with an 
abbreviate acumen, margin subentire to weakly crenate, base acute to 
rounded; lateral venation in 5-7 obliquely arcuate pairs, reticulated; 
petiole to 3 cm, pubescent, geniculate at the blade; racemes 
ramiflorous, showy, exceeding the leaves (to c. 10 cm length), 
essentially epedunculate, all axes castaneous tomentulose throughout; 
pedicels slender, 1-2 cm; perianth conspicuously provided with 
callosities; sepals 5, nearly free to the base, brown tomentose; corolla 
white, choripetalous, appressed hairy on both sides (mainly at the base 
only), petals widening upwards; disk lobate, patently hairy, bearing 
numerous stamens inside the margin; anthers basifixed, much longer 
than the filaments, minutely and laxly puberulent, opening on 2 valves 
pilose at the summit (awned); entire gynoecium hairy, style long and 
tapering, stigma punctiform. 
flowers bottled at A/HUH and LAE. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0787-P, -0788-Q, -0789-R, -0790-S, -0791- 
T, -0792-U; corresponding to LF+FL+TW, BR+TW, TWD, RT+RTBK, 
TBK, RTWD; 6 herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 10347 
date: July 20, 1995 
