Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10354 Mimosaceae 
Abarema clypearia (Jack) Kosterm. subsp. 
velutina (Merrill & Perry) Verde. 
keys easily on Verdcourt 
East Sepik Province; April River at Pinape; pristine lowland hill forest 
on mafic substrate, ascending Crestline at elev. 350’ altimeter (c. 105 
m); colls, centered on 4° 33’S latitude x 142° 34’E longitude. 
w. collection sequence 10354-10364; 20 m canopy tree, bole straight 
to base, outer bark pale brown and lenticellate, inner bark reddish- 
brown; wood light stramineous; stems 4-angulate and subalate on the 
corners; leaves alternate, bipinnate, the pinnae 4-5 jugate and 
decrescent; leaflets opposed, rhomboid, enlarging acroscopically (to 
max. about 7 x 3.25 cm), pliant, adaxial surface dark green x abaxially 
pale green and appressed tomentose; all leaf axes with stipitate 
cyathiform glands; inflorescence terminal and axillary, paniculate, 
ultimately subumbelliform, all axes pubescent; flowers distinctly 
pedicelled, radial, puberulent; perianth 4-5 merous, corolla yellow; 
stamens numerous, <1 cm long; fruits not seen. 
tokples name (Bugabugi) = ‘me ta-o;’ the durable wood is used for 
canoes, carvings, posts, and general construction. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0798-A, -0799-C, -0800-F, -0801 -G, - 
0802-H; corresponding to LF+RTWD, BR, TBK+sapwood, RT, TWD; 8 
herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 10354 
date: July 21, 1995 
det.: WT 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10355 Verbenaceae 
Gmelina cf. palawensis Lam. var. 
novoguineensis Moldenke 
East Sepik Province; April River at Pinape; pristine lowland hill forest 
on mafic substrate, ascending Crestline at elev. 350’ altimeter (c. 105 
m); colls, centered on 4° 33’S latitude x 142° 34’E longitude. 
w. collection sequence 10354-10364; 15-20 m tree on steep slopes off 
the Crestline, several inds. flowering; twigs subterete, not obviously 
angulate, inermous; leaves opposite, glabrous, coriaceous, adaxial 
surface dark green x abaxially yellow-green; lamina elliptic, typical 
blade 14 x 5.5 cm, apex acuminate, margin entire, base rounded and 
provided with 2 conspicuous glands; lateral venation in 3-5 pairs, 
reticulum lax; petiole to 4 cm; inflorescence terminal, erect, a narrow 
raceme of cymes, puberulent, bracteate throughout, avg. overall 
dimensions 19 x 5 cm; flowers zygomorphic, perianth appressed 
puberulent in bud; calyx shallowly dentate or subtruncate, with 2 raised 
external glands; corolla bilabiate, entirely cream-colored; stamens 4, 
didynamous, apparently eglanduliferous, adnate to the throat; style 
simple, glabrous, abruptly uncinate at the summit; drupes oblongoid, 
epicarp bright blue. 
tokples name (Bugabugi) = ‘isi;’ used for canoes and house 
construction. 
flowers temporarily bottled at LAE. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-0803-1, -0804-J, -0805-K, -0806-L, -0807- 
M; corresponding to LF+WD, BR, TWD, RT, TBK+sapwood; 8 
herbarium duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 10355 
date: July 21, 1995 
det.: WT 
