Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11696 Rubiaceae 
Psychotria sp. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
near Haia village, Wara O; colls, centered on 6° 43' S, 145° 00’ 
E; alluvial forest, altimeter elev. 2200’ (670 m). 
colls sequence 11684-11707; understory liane; branchlets and 
stems terete, smooth, shiny green; stipules acuminate, yellow- 
green, caducous; leaves fleshy, dull green; inflorescence 
terminal, all axes smooth and green; fruits immature, ovoid, 
green; 3 seeds with ridged testa. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11696 
date: March 6, 1997 
det.: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 697 Arecaceae 
Gronophyllum sp. (Nengella) 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
near Haia village, Wara O; colls, centered on 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; 
alluvial forest, altimeter elev. 2200’ (670 m). 
colls sequence 11684-11707; 3m tall understory palm; crownshaft 
present; leaves papyraceous, dull green, margins jagged; rachises 
pink; fruits green turning pink-red. 
Pawaian tokples name = ‘tapolo’, the stem is fashioned into 
spears for shooting fish and birds. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11697 
date: March 6, 1997 
det.: WT 
