Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 834 Moraceae 
Ficus aff. ovatacuta Corner 
does not key on Henty 
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). 
sequence 11806-11835; woody climber, sparingly lactiferous; 
stems slender, smooth; stipules scarious, acuminate, persisting; 
leaves firm, dull green above, light green and with white pustules 
underneath; midribs yellow; figs yellow-green with white spots, 
receptacle orange when ripe. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11834 
date: March 17, 1997 
det: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 835 Arecaceae 
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. 2600’ (793 
m). 
sequence 11806-11835; understory palm; leaves pinnate, 
papyraceous, dull green both sides, base truncate; rachis 180cm 
long, green, ca. triangular in XS, dorsally with a broad channel; 
petiole 170cm long; infructescence ascending, axes yellow-green 
with orange-brown scales, fruits dull red when ripe. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11835 
date: March 17, 1997 
det: WT 
