Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11784 Commelinaceae 
Pollia thyrsiflora (Bl.) Steud. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
near Haia village; colls, centered on 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; hill 
forest with some anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter elev. 2550’ 
(777 m). 
ground herb at edge of old garden; leaves herbaceous, dull 
green; petiole broadly furrowed; fruits glossy blue; sepals 3. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11784 
date: March 15, 1997 
det: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11785 Ericaceae 
Vaccinium sp. 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
near Haia village; colls, centered on 6° 43’ S, 145° 00’ E; hill forest 
with some anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter elev. 2550’ (777 
m). 
epiphytic shrub; branchlets smooth, pale brown; leaves spiral, 
fleshy, shiny green, foliage pink in flush; racemes entirely light 
green; fruits immature, subglobose. 
Pawaian tokples name = ‘wo-ru’ 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11785 
date: March 15, 1997 
det: WT 
