Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
11956 Meliaceae 
Aglaia argentea Bl. 
border of Chimbu (Simbu) and Gulf Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, near junction of Wara O and the Pio River; 
elev. 460 m in alluvial forest; colls, centered on 6° 47’S, 145° 
02’E. 
arborescent, common; leaves spiral, conferted, rachises terete, 
reddish-brown, ca. 1 .2 m long; leaflets coriaceous, medium green 
above, brown beneath, underleaf scales reddish-brown; 
inflorescence axillary, paniculate, all axes reddish-brown; flowers 
pentamerous, calyx reddish-brown, corolla pale yellow; fruits 
ellipsoid, pearl-white, 2 seeds. 
flowers bottled 
coll: W. Takeuchi 11956 
date: March 30, 1997 
det: WT 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 1 957 Myristicaceae 
Horsfieldia pulverulenta Warb. 
border of Chimbu (Simbu) and Gulf Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife 
Management Area, near junction of Wara O and the Pio River; 
510-610 m in foothil forest; colls, centered on 6° 47’S, 145° 02’E. 
canopy tree; branches projecting outward at right angles to bole; 
branchlets terete, densely covered with orange-brown hairs; 
leaves distichous, hanging, coriaceous, dark green above, 
orange-brown beneath; inflorescence below the leaves, immature, 
flower buds globose, yellow. 
Pawaian tokples name = ‘soo-poo-boo’ 
coll: W. Takeuchi 1 1957 
date: March 31, 1997 
det: WT, 6/96 
