Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13138 Rubiaceae 
cf. Porterandia, =Randia ixoraeflora Wernham 
Morobe Province; NW of Waria River; foothills N of 
Wara Pao near Yai Village, colls, centered on 7° 57’ 
14” S, 147° 35’ 55” E, natural growth hill forest with 
low-statured canopy and open understory; elev. 150 
m. 
collection sequence 13134-13151; very common 
understory shrub; branchlets grayish-black, weak; 
leaves thin-herbaceous, adaxially dark dull green, 
abaxially medium green; fruits subglobose, orange, 
sparingly producing a viscous exudate when cut. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi etal. 13138 
det.: WT, March 2001 
date: June 5, 1999 
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