Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11272 Annonaceae 
Haplostichanthus longirostris (Scheffer) van Heusden 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province, Papua side; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, Momburn ridge between Haia and Wara 
Sera; colls, centered on coordinates 6° 43’ S, 145° 04’ E; natural 
growth hill forest at altimeter elev. 3150’ (960 m). 
coll, sequence 11,265-11,288; 5 m subarborescent, near 
Crestline; leaves distichous, dry, thick-papery, concolorous 
medium green both surfaces; inflorescence ramiflorous; calyx 3, 
cream, triangular, smaller than petals; petals concolorous with 
sepals, 3 + 3, outer whorl enlarged; berry globose to ellipsoid, 
epicarp shining green; seeds 1-3, endosperm ruminate. 
coll.: W.Takeuchi 11,272 
date: Sept. 28, 1996 
det.: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 273 Gesneriaceae 
Cyrtandra fusco-vellea K. Schum. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province, Papua side; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, Momburn ridge between Haia and Wara 
Sera; colls, centered on coordinates 6° 43’ S, 145° 04’ E; natural 
growth hill forest at altimeter elev. 3150’ (960 m). 
coll, sequence 1 1 ,265-1 1 ,288; terrestrial subshrubs less than 1 
m height; stems light green, soft-textured; vegetative parts with 
orange-brown indumentum; leaves opposite, herbaceous, adaxial 
surface very dark dull green, pale green beneath; calyx and 
pedicels concolorously light green; corolla actinomorphous, red; 
fruits ovoid-ellipsoid, white. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 1 1 ,273 
date: Sept. 28, 1996 
det.: WT, 8/97 
