Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 904 Myrsinaceae 
Ardisia aff. squarrosa Mez 
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. 
understory shrub 1.5m tall; leaves spiral, subcoriaceous, bullate, 
dull green, pellucid punctate; infructescence from terminal axils, 
rachis smooth, green; fruits globose, turning red, monospermous. 
coll: W.Takeuchi 11904 
date: March 27, 1997 
det: WT, June 1997 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 905 Clusiaceae/Guttiferae 
Mammea papuana (Laut.) Kosterm. 
original distr. as Mammea grandifolia P.F. Stevens 
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 foothill forest; colls, centered on coordinates 
6° 47’ x 145° 02’. 
exsiccatae sequence 11902-11916; 3 m understory shrub; outer 
bark pale brown, stem knobby, lactiferous, slash pink; branching 
sparingly, the branches diverging at right angles to the stem; twigs 
terete, becoming compressed and shiny smooth green at the 
apices; stipules scarious; leaves firm, opposite, areolate, adaxial 
surface very dark dull green, abaxially light green; fruit with 
epicarp pale brown and lenticellate. 
Pawaian tokples name = ‘aaw’ (one syllable); villagers report 
wasps favor this plant for making nests under the leaves. 
coll: W.Takeuchi 11,905 
date: March 27, 1997 
det.: PF Stevens 
