Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
Conservation International Lakekamu RAP survey 
1 1 579 Gesneriaceae 
Cyrtandra sp. 
f* 
Gulf Province; Lakekamu, alluvial forest near the Eloa River, along 
feeder streams above the expedition base camp; elev. 350/E altimeter 
(105 m); colls, centered on coordinates 7|| 44/E lat. x 146;| 29.5/E 
long. 
collection sequence 11574-11586; epiphytic shrub in understory, 
growing out of tree trunk, single fertile sighting; sparingly branched, 
stems pale brown, cylindrical, soft; apical parts with orange-brown 
sericeous hairs; leaves distichous, fleshy, adaxial surface very dark 
dull green, abaxially very pale green; lamina paired: one member 
reduced, stipuliform, appressed to stem, acroscopic, linear-acuminate, 
concolorously pale brown as the stem, persisting; flowers: calyx pale 
green; corolla elongate, zygomorphic; style white, stigma capitate; 
berry subglobose-ovoid, pericarp translucent pale green to white; calyx 
scarious on the fruit, brown and persistent. 
flowers bottled. 
coll: W. Takeuchi & J. Kulang 1 1 ,579 
date: Nov. 6, 1996 
det.: WT 
