Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 846 Melastomataceae 
Astronidium sp. 
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 11836-11858; subcanopy tree; branchlets terete, light 
brown, relay branching; leaves opposite, decussate, crowded, 
fleshy, adaxially dark dull green, abaxially yellow-green with 
orange-brown scales; inflorescence terminal, branches opposed, 
surfaces reddish-brown; perianth pentamerous, entirely red; calyx 
dentate; petals valvate; stamens 10; stigma white, slightly 
expanded; fruits overmature, discharged. 
flowers bottled. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11846 
date: March 18, 1997 
det: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 847 Myrtaceae 
Svzygium hylochare (Diels) Merr. & Perry 
Chimbu (Simbu) Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
E of Haia village; ca. 6°43’ S, 145°00’ E; hill forest with some 
anthropogenic disturbance, altimeter elev. 2500’ (762 m). 
colls sequence 11836-11858; subcanopy treelet in regrowth; 
outer bark smooth orange-brown; branchlets terete or weakly 
compressed, smooth, brown; leaves subcoriaceous, opposed, 
rugose, adaxially shining dark green, abaxially medium green 
petioles discolorous (brown like the twigs); inflorescence below the 
leaves, all parts dull red including filaments. 
one flower bottled. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11847 
date: March 18, 1997 
det: WT 
