Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13147 Myrtaceae 
Syzygium nutans (K. Schum.) Merr. & Perry 
closest result on Hartley & Perry 
Morobe Province; NW of Waria River; streambed N of 
Wara Pao near Yai Village, colls, centered on 7° 57’ 
14” S, 147° 35’ 55” E, natural growth forest on alluvial 
flats; elev. near 150 m. 
collection sequence 13134-13151; 2 m shrub 
flowering from coppice shoots at base of stem; leaves 
papery, adaxially very dark green, abaxially pale 
green; calyx and tube pinkish-red; petals subflabellate, 
clawed, concolorous with calyx; stamens pink. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi et al. 13147 
date: June 5, 1999 
det.: WT, April 10, 2001 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13148 Euphorbiaceae 
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Bl. 
var. moluccanum (Decne) Muell. Arg. 
Morobe Province; NW of Waria River; streambed N of 
Wara Pao near Yai Village, colls, centered on 7° 57’ 
14” S, 147° 35’ 55” E, natural growth forest on alluvial 
flats; elev. near 150 m. 
collection sequence 13134-13151; 2-3 m shrub; 
branchlets pale brown; leaves clustered, coriaceous, 
geniculate, adaxially very dark dull green, pale or 
yellow-green beneath; petiole swollen at both ends; 
inflorescence flaccid, axes light green; flower buds off- 
white; fruits 3-cocci. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi et al. 13148 
date: June 5, 1999 
det.: WT, April 23, 2001 
