Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 302 Melastomataceae 
Catanthera lysipetala F.v.M. 
keys to this result on Nayar 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
Mt. Widau near Haia village; colls, centered on coordinates 6° 43’ 
S, 145° 00’ E; hill forest with anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter 
elev. 2550’ (777 m). 
coll, sequence 11,297-11,303; climber; leaves coriaceous, 
adaxial surface very dark green, abaxially light green; corolla 
pink, segments acute, rest of inflorescence entirely dull red; 
stamens 8: 4 short + 4 long; shorter stamens laxly provided with 
stubby hairs on summit, major stamens oblong, connective briefly 
excurrent. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 1 1 ,302 
date: Sept. 30, 1996 
det.: WT, 7/97 
