Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 742 Aspleniaceae 
Asplenium pellucidum Lam. 
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). 
epiphyte, caudex short; stipes black, scales reddish-brown and 
clathrate; fronds pendant, leaves herbaceous, dull green. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11742 
date: March 9, 1 997 
det: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 743 Asteraceae 
Blumea riparia (Bl.) 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). 
trailside scrambler, herbaceous; stems cylindrical, dull green or 
purple; leaves bullate, light green; inflorescence axillary or 
terminal, axes canescent; involucre pale green, disk bright yellow. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11743 
date: March 9, 1997 
det: WT 
