Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 736 Asclepiadaceae 
Dischidia torricellensis (Schltr.) P.l. Forster 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
E of Haia village; colls, centered on 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; hill forest 
with some anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter elev. 2550’ (777 
m). 
colls sequence 11708-11740; epiphyte; stems lactiferous, 
projecting from tree trunks, cylindrical, virgate, sparingly 
branched, surfaces smooth and pale brown; leaves distichous, 
herbaceous, undulate, adaxial surface dull medium green, 
abaxially glaucescent; costa grooved on upper side; petioles 
furrowed, concolorous with blade; inflorescence axillary, 
umbelliform; peduncle and pedicels strigulose; calyx translucent, 
sepals triangular; corolla urceolate, tube pale green turning white 
at anthesis, petals 5, spreading, pale purple or red, each segment 
deeply notched and induplicate; throat obscured by hairs; fruits 
linear, green. 
flowers bottled. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11736 
date: March 8, 1997 
det: P.l. Forster, Dec. 8, 1998 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 737 Lindsaea group 
Lindsaea microstegia Copel. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
E of Haia village; colls, centered on 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; hill forest 
with some anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter elev. 2550’ (777 
m). 
colls sequence 11708-11740; adhesive epiphyte on tree trunk; 
rhizome climbing, purple, scales orange-brown; stipes purple- 
black; leaves dull green both sides. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11737 
date: March 8, 1997 
det: WT 
