Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
10375 Lauraceae 
Litsea sp. 
East Sepik Province; April River near confluence with the Sitipa; 
pristine lowland hill forest on mafic substrate, ascending Crestline at 
elev. 450’ altimeter (c. 135 m); colls, centered on 4° 34’ S latitude x 
142° 35’ E longitude. 
canopy tree growing next to Macaranga 10370; bark aromatic; leaves 
coriaceous, adaxial surface glossy medium green x abaxially glaucous; 
veins and petioles yellow; inflorescence immature, entirely yellow- 
green. 
Bugabugi name and use not recorded. 
coll. W. Takeuchi 10375 
date: July 22, 1995 
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