Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 894 Burseraceae 
Canarium vitiense A. Gray 
border of Chimbu (Simbu) and Gulf Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, junction of Wara O and the Pio River; elev. 
510-610 m in foothil forest; colls, centered on 6° 47’S, 145° 02’E. 
large tree; leaves spiral, conferted at ends of branches, 
imparipinnate; leaf rachis smooth, green, terete, not channelled, 
petiolules slightly swollen; petiole base swollen, brown; stipules 
linear; infructescence among the leaves; calyx persisting, sepals 
3; drupes ellipsoid, purple and glaucous when ripe. 
Pawaian tokples name = ‘foo’ 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11894 
date: March 26, 1997 
det: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 895 Melastomataceae 
Memecylon cf. schraderbergense Mansf. 
border of Chimbu (Simbu) and Gulf Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, junction of Wara O and the Pio River; elev. 
510-610 m in foothil forest; colls, centered on 6° 47’S, 145° 02’E. 
subarborescent; branchlets terete, pale brown; leaves opposite, 
distichous, subfleshy, dull green or yellow-green; infructescence 
simple or sparingly branched, rachis woody; fruits globose, 
epicarp yellow-green turning red, stigmatic remnant tubular; 
cotyledons contorted, foliose, conspicuous. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11895 
date: March 26, 1997 
det: WT 
