Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13216 Blechnaceae 
Blechnum sp. 
Morobe Province; NW of Waria River; buttress ridge 
above Wara Pao, near Yai Village, colls, centered on 7° 
57’ 14” S, 147° 35’ 55” E, natural growth hill forest; elev. 
ca. 200 m. 
collection sequence 13152-13216; ground fern, caudex 
suberect, scales orange-brown; leaves fleshy, very dark 
green above, pale green beneath. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi et al. 13216 
date: June 7, 1999 
