Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 740 Apocynaceae 
Alyxia markgrafii Tsiang 
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. 2500’ (760 
m). 
colls sequence 11708-11740; woody climber, lactiferous; stems 
cylindrical, pale brown, smooth, nodose at branching points; 
leaves usually 6 per whorl, firm, dark green; fruits moniliform, dull 
orange turning black, polyspermous. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11740 
date: March 8, 1997 
det: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11741 Piperaceae 
Piper subcanirameum C. DC. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
near Haia village; colls, centered on 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; alluvial 
forest with some anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter elev. 2425’ 
(740 m). 
climber, terminal branches hanging; stems terete, smooth, green, 
nodose; leaves alternate, distichous, fleshy; stipules linear- 
acuminate, dull yellow-green, caducous; spikes white or dull 
yellow, erect. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11741 
date: March 9, 1997 
det: WT 
