Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 881 Polypodiaceae 
Microsorum commutatum Copel. 
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. 
common epiphyte; rhizome green with brown ramenta; stipes 
brownish-green, flattened on top; leaves herbaceous, dark green. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 1 1881 
date: March 24, 1 997 
det: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11882 Heliconiaceae 
Heliconia papuana W.J. Kress 
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. 
robust ground herb, common on riverbanks; leaves Musa-like, 
1 ,5m long, midribs yellow, broadly channelled on upper side; 
petiole slightly >1 ,0m long, yellow-green, sheathing at the base, 
spongy texture; bracts yellow becoming distally green, rachis 
yellow. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11882 
date: March 25, 1997 
det: WT, 11/98 
