Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11222 Orchidaceae 
Vrydagzynea sp. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
vicinity of Haia, main ridge of Mt. Widau; colls, centered on 
coordinates 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; hill forest with some 
anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter elev. 2425-2550’ (740-777 
m). 
coll, sequence 11,214-11,230; terrestrial herb on footpath; stems 
cylindrical, juicy, translucent yellow-green; leaves papyraceous, 
adaxially dark green, abaxially medium green; inflorescence 
yellow-green; flowers white on distal parts. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 1 1 ,222 
date; Sept. 18, 1996 
det.: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11223 Asteraceae/Compositae 
Blumea arfakiana Martelli 
keys to this result on Koster 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Papua side; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, vicinity of Haia, along the Wara oo 
streamcourse (first river E of Mt. Widau); colls, centered on 
coordinates 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; riverine forest at altimeter elev. 
2100’ (640 m). 
coll, sequence 11,214-11,230; terrestrial herb on landslip 
bordering streambed; stems green, lineate; vegetative parts with 
white hairs; leaves chartaceous, adaxially dark dull green, 
abaxially very pale green; inflorescence axes entirely light green; 
involucre yellow-green. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 1 1 ,223 
date: Sept. 18, 1996 
det.: WT, 8/97 
