Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11179 Costaceae 
Tapeinochilos versteegii Valeton 
conspecific to coll. 11156 
„ u . u /cimhiA Province- Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
Ch !™ b , u <? Zto main ?dga of Mt. Wldau; colls, centered on 
vicinrty of Haia, mam rra 9 00 . E; hln forest with some 
anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter elev. 2550 (777 m). 
a 7 c a i iRR- rnmmon herb on trail bordering 
maTstem canelihe. globose a, 9 -nd level then dis«y 
Sue, deep purple-red coloration; flowers compressed, orange 
yellow. 
Haia villagers report that a bird species eats the seeds by tearing 
away thebracts beginning from the base of the spike. 
spikes separate, as carpological coll. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2195-V, -2196-W 
corresponding to ^^^^set^^etainlTby O. Gideon for 
distributed through NCI, 2 sets retained y 
monographic study. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 11,179 
date: Sept. 14, 1996 
det.: O. Gideon, 1/98 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
111 80A Monimiaceae 
Steganthera sp. 
«*■* <?£ rrs " S" iJrssrs 
coordinates 6"' 43’ S, 145* 00’ E; hill forest with some 
anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter elev. 2550 (777 ). 
a a 47 c a a iRR- a m undorstory shrub, twigs 
;r,.srip Sir reen: “ 
compressed, epicarp glossy green turning dull orange. 
correspondtng 1 ^ Lf“™. SBkStoD+RT SWDeTO; t dupt to 
NCI. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 1 1 ,180 A 
date: Sept. 14, 1996 
det.: WT 
