Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11877 Rubiaceae 
Airosperma aff. ramuense Laut. & K. Schum. 
border of Chimbu (Simbu) and Gulf Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, near junction of Wara O and the Pio River; 
elev. 510-610 m in foothil forest; colls, centered on 6° 47’S, 145° 
02'E. 
small understory shrub, <1m height, monocaulous; stems green, 
woody only at base, cylindrical; leaves opposite, decussate, 
chartaceous, bullate, dull green; stipules small, caducous; 
inflorescence cauline, congested, sometimes at ground level; 
flowers in bud only, calyx dentate or subtruncate, lobes <2mm 
long; corolla imbricate, petals 5, white, apparently free; fruits dull 
purple. 
flowers bottled 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11877 
date: March 24, 1997 
det: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11878 Dichapetalaceae 
Dichapetalum papuanum (Becc.) Boerl. 
border of Chimbu (Simbu) and Gulf Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, near junction of Wara O and the Pio River; 
elev. 510-610 m in foothil forest; colls, centered on 6° 47’S, 145° 
02’E. 
woody climber, projecting from tree trunks; stems light brown, 
pustulate, terete; leaves alternate, distichous, sub-bullate, dark 
green; infructescence axillary, sparingly branched; fruits 3-angled, 
dull orange-yellow; seeds apparently with orange arillode. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11878 
date: March 24, 1997 
det: WT 
