Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
12112 Cucurbitaceae 
Trichosanthes edulis Rugayah cf. var. sativa Rugayah 
Eastern Highlands Province; Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
ridge above Maimafu airstrip to base of cascade at Mt. Mopahve; colls, 
centered near GPS coordinates 92802843 N, 28240 E (6° 30’ S, 145° 
03’ E); elev. 4900’-5200’ aneroid (1495-1585 m) in montane forest. 
sequence 12050-12135; forest climber; leaves subfleshy, dark green, 
brittle; flowers with dark brown-black hairs. 
coll: W. Takeuchi 12112 
date: July 16, 1998 
det: Brigitta and Willem de Wilde, 23 Aug 2002 
Flora of Crater Mt., Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
12915 Cucurbitaceae 
Zehneria scabridula (Merr. & Perr.) B. & W. de Wilde 
Eastern Highlands Province, Crater Mt. Wildlife Management Area, 
ridge complex above Abegarema village on the Crestline to Mt. 
Mopahveh, short-stature montane forest, near GPS coordinates 
92802843 N, 28240 E (ca. 6° 30’ S, 145° 03’ E), elevation 1770 m. 
collection sequence 12863-12939; herbaceous vine; leaves 
chartaceous, adaxially very dark green, light green beneath; fruits 
glossy red. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 12915 (L dupl. erroneously as 12920) 
date: Aug. 2, 1998 
det: Brigitta and Willem de Wilde, 23 Aug 2002 
