Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 840 Elaeocarpaceae 
Aceratium ledermannii Schltr. 
possibly A. oppositifolium 
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 1 1836-11858; 10 m tree with prop roots; outer 
bark smooth, pale brown; inner bark and sapwood concolorously 
straw; twigs terete, brown; leaves opposite, distichous, pliant, 
adaxial surface dark green, abaxially medium green; petiole same 
coloration as twigs; inflorescence axillary, flowers in bud only, 
ovoid, pale yellowish-green. 
flowers 
bottled; wood coll. 
coll: 
W. Takeuchi 11840 
date: 
March 18, 1997 
det: 
WT; 7/97 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11841 Grossulariaceae 
Polyosma forbesii Valeton, or aff. 
keys to this result on Schlechter 
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 1 1 836-1 1 858; 10m tree with prop roots; outer 
bark smooth, pale brown; inner bark and sapwood concolorously 
straw; twigs terete, brown; leaves opposite, distichous, pliant, 
adaxial surface dark green, abaxially medium green; petiole same 
coloration as twigs; inflorescence axillary, flowers in bud only, 
ovoid, pale yellowish-green; corolla of separate petals, tube 
marked by aestivation lines. 
flowers bottled; wood coll. 
coll: W.Takeuchi 11841 
date: March 18, 1997 
det: WT 
