Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 858 Staphyleaceae 
Turpinia pentandra (Schltr.) v.d. Linden 
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. 2500’ (762 
m). 
sequence 11836-11858; canopy tree in regrowth area; leaves 
opposite, decussate, pinnate, all axes glossy green, swollen at 
base and at the leaflet insertion; leaflets opposed, fleshy, dark 
green, margins serrulate; infructescence pendant, branching; 
fruits subglobose, light green, monospermous, testa pale brown. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 1 1858 
date: March 18, 1997 
det: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 859 Costaceae 
Tapeinoohilos ananassae (Hassk.) K. Schum. 
border of Chimbu (Simbu) and Gulf Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, E of Haia village near the permanent plot at 
Wara O, slopes of descending buttress ridge to the Pio River, 
understory of natural growth foothill forest; elev. c. 550 m aneroid. 
terrestrial understory herb, diffusely scattered through riverine and 
hill communities, in shade; leaves herbaceous, concolorous dull 
green both sides, hairs white; spike emergent from the ground 
(inflorescence on collection cut at ground level); bracts reddish- 
pink, recurved, firm; perianth lobes 2+1, the 2 larger segments 
recurved, all lobes red. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 1 1 ,859 
date: March 19, 1997 
det.: O. Gideon, 1/98 
