Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3347 Athyriaceae 
Diplazium sp., aff. bentamense Bl. 
conspecific to 1 3337 
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. 150-200 m. 
collection sequence 13332-13347; ground fern in 
shady understory; caudex short, radial;leaves fleshy, 
dark green above, yellow-green beneath. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi et al. 13347 
date: June 14, 1999 
det.: WT, April 2001 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3348 Sapotaceae 
Magodendron mennyae Vink 
Morobe Province; NW of Waria River; along the 
streambed of Wara Eya, near Yai Village, colls, 
centered on 7° 57’ 14” S, 147° 35’ 55” E, natural 
growth alluvial forest, elev. 150-200 m. 
collection sequence 13348-13382; lactiferous canopy 
tree; common, many sightings fertile; leaves conferted 
at branch tips, thick-fleshy, adaxially very dark green, 
abaxially yellow-green; petioles green, proximally 
brown and swollen; flower buds yellow-brown, ovoid or 
globose, peduncles and calyx reddish-brown; fruits 
shiny green, brown-lenticellate. 
flowers bottled. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi et al. 13348 
date: June 15, 1999 
det.: WT, March 2001 
