Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13150 Acanthaceae 
Ptyssiglottis pubisepala (Lindau) B. Hansen 
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; ground herb; stems 
green or pale brown; leaves herbaceous, adaxially very 
dark dull green, abaxially glaucous; inflorescence 
axillary, axes brownish-green; flower buds distally 
expanded, indument red-brown hirtellous; corolla (in 
bud) whitish-green or with a red-purple suffused color; 
no open flowers or fruits seen. 
coll: W. Takeuchi et al. 13150 
date: June 5, 1999 
det.: WT, June 2001 
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