Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11125 Begoniaceae 
Begonia aff. pseudolateralis Warb. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
vicinity of Haia village; colls, centered on coordinates 6° 43’ S, 
145° 00’ E; Metroxylon swamp forest with anthropogenic 
disturbance, altimeter elev. 2425’ (740 m). 
coll, sequence 11,121-11,145; terrestrial herb 0.5 m height; 
stems succulent, red, nodose; leaves herbaceous, adaxially dark 
dull green, abaxially pale green; flowers unisexual; male: tepals 
2, pink, spreading; stamens numerous, bright yellow; female: 
tepals 4, pink, free to the base; stigma convolute, yellow; fruits 
red, alae 3. 
flowers bottled. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 11,125 
date: Sept. 12, 1996 
det.: WT; 8/97 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11126 Acanthaceae 
Graptophyllum cf. pictum (L.) Griff. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
near Haia village, ascending slopes of Mt. Widau; colls, centered 
on coordinates 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; hill forest with anthropogenic 
disturbance, altimeter elev. 2425-2550’ (740-777 m). 
coll, sequence 11,121-11,145; terrestrial shrub; stems 
compressed, nodes swollen and with raised interpetiolar ridges; 
leaves herbaceous, adaxial surface dark dull green, abaxially 
medium green; inflorescence: rachises green; calyx reddish- 
green, sepals linear; corolla entirely reddish-purple. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 1 1,126 
date: Sept. 12, 1996 
det.: WT; 7/97 
