Conservation International Lakekamu RAP survey 
Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11442 Anacardiaceae 
Rhus lenticellosa Laut. 
equiv. to sp. 11306 
Gulf Province; Lakekamu; east branch of the Avi Avi River, along the 
riverbed passing through basecamp, elev. 350’ altimeter (105 m); colls, 
centered on coordinates 7° 44’ lat. x 146° 29.5’ long. 
exsiccatae sequence 11434-11447; scandent on Ficus; twigs terete, 
lenticels reddish-brown, conspicuous, pustulate; watery milky sap; leaves 
imparipinnate_trifoliolate or 2-jugate, spiral, coriaceous, adaxial surface 
dark green, abaxially yellow-green and with pit-like domatia in the nerve 
axils; petioles proximaliy swollen; panicles with smooth green axes; 
flowers small, dichlamydeous, perianth green or yellow-green; petals 5 or 
6, free, costate; stamens alternate petals, 5 or 6, erect, connate at base, 
anthers triangular and basifixed; ovary superior, smooth, glabrous, 
green, unilocular, ?1 ovule; style columnar, glabrous, 3-fid stigma. 
flowers bottled. 
coll: W. Takeuchi & J. Kulang 1 1 ,442 
date: Oct. 25, 1 996 
det.: generic det. P.F. Stevens, original distr. as indet. 
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