Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11248 Annonaceae 
Popowia cf. pisocarpa (Bl.) Endl. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province, Papua side; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, ridge E of Haia; colls, centered on 
coordinates 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; natural-growth hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 2425-2700’ (640-823 m). 
coll, sequence 11,248-11,253; 5 m subarborescent; branching 
pattern plane with leaves; twigs terete, indumentum orange- 
brown; leaves distichous, moist-textured and pliant, both surfaces 
medium green; sepals 3, persisting; fruits (carpels) globose, 
stipitate, solitary or up to 3 together on a common receptacle, 
receptacle not expanded; epicarp red or orange; seed single, 
interior white with linear ruminations. 
xylarium coll, made 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2304-P, -2305-Q, -2306-R, -2307-S; 
corresponding to SWD, TW+FR, SBK+RTWD, LF+BR; 6 
duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 1 1 ,248 
date: Sept. 20, 1996 
det.: WT, 7/97 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11249 Grossulariaceae 
Polyosma forbesii Valeton, or aff. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province, Papua side; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, ridge E of Haia; colls, centered on 
coordinates 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; natural-growth hill forest at 
altimeter elev. 2425’-2700’ (640-823 m). 
coll, sequence 11,248-11,253; 5 m subarborescent; outer bark 
dark brown, slash distinctly red, inner bark white; twigs terete, 
pubescent; leaves spiral, thick-fleshy and brittle, bullate, adaxially 
very dark green, abaxially light green; inflorescence terminal, 
spicate, all parts pubescent; fruits ovoid, sulcate, epicarp yellow- 
green. 
xylarium coll. made. 
NCI screening code: OFCZ-2939-G, -2940-H, -2941-1, -2942-J; 
corresponding to LF+RT+RTWD, SBK, TW+BR, SWD; 4 
duplicates distributed through NCI. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 11,249 
date: Sept. 20, 1996 
det.: WT, 7/97 
