Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3346 Myrtaceae 
Syzygium aff. nitidum Benth. or lorentzianum Laut. 
keys closest to the above on Hartley & Perry but probably 
not those species 
Morobe Province; NW of Waria River; along the 
streambed of Wara Pao, near Yai Village, colls, 
centered on 7° 57’ 14” S, 147° 35’ 55” E, natural 
growth alluvial forest, elev. 1 50-200 m. 
collection sequence 13332-13347; small tree; leaves 
fleshy, pseudo-distichous, shining on both surfaces, 
adaxially very dark green, abaxially light green; flower 
buds white. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi et al. 13346 
date: June 14, 1999 
det.: WT, April 1 1, 2001 
