Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11174 Gesneriaceae 
Cyrtandra sp., § Rhabdocyrtandra 
keys to this result on Burtt’s unpublished key 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, E of 
Haia village; colls, centered on coordinates 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; hill 
forest with some anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter elev. 2425’- 
2700’ (740-823 m). 
collection sequence 11,146-11,174; short terrestrial monocaul in 
understory; stems cylindrical, soft-textured, hairs reddish-brown; leaves 
distichous, obliquely directed, one member of each pair reduced and 
eventually falling, the small leaves retrorsely turned; lamina pliant, 
rugose, adaxial surface dark dull green, abaxially pale green; leaf hairs 
setiform, harsh, reddish-brown; flowers not seen; fruits immature, 
epicarp yellow-green and provided with long whitish hairs. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11,174 
date: Sept. 13, 1996 
det.: WT, May 1999 
