The Nature Conservancy Botanical Survey 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3084 Acanthaceae 
Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff. 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, foothills 
near Wagedav village, near GPS 292.036 E, 9504.161 
N (Manam topographic sheet), elevation 450 - 500 m, 
riverine flats and foothill forest; successional sequence 
of subsistence gardens and natural growth forest. 
coll, sequence 13078-13100; understory shrub; 
leaves purple; inflorescence terminal, racemose, 
glabrous; corolla lobed, purple. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi & E. Saxon et al. 13084 
date: September 15, 1998 
det.: WT; Dec. 1999 
The Nature Conservancy Botanical Survey 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3085 Asteraceae 
Vernonia arborea Ham. var. moilissima (Ridl.) Koster 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, foothills 
near Wagedav village, near GPS 292.036 E, 9504.161 
N (Manam topographic sheet), elevation 450 - 500 m, 
riverine flats and foothill forest; successional sequence 
of subsistence gardens and natural growth forest. 
coll, sequence 13078-13100; subarborescent in 
regrowth; leaves subcoriaceous, adaxially opaque 
dark green, abaxially light green and with erect 
indument; phyllaries short. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi & E. Saxon et al. 13085 
date: September 15, 1998 
det.: WT; Nov. 28, 1999 
