The Nature Conservancy Botanical Survey 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13408 Commelinaceae 
Pollia cf. hasskarlii Rolla Rao 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, streambed flowing 
to SW of expedition Camp 1 (‘Kumamdeber’), centered on 
GPS 281407 E, 9504560 N, elev. 530’ (160 m), mature growth 
foothill forest with occasional landslip communities. 
coll, sequence 13400-13436; terrestrial herb with radicant 
horizontal stems; leaves herbaceous, opaque green; 
infructescence axes with uncinate hairs; fruits blue, sepal 
residue scarious. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13408 
date: July 28, 1999 
det.: WT; Jan. 5, 2000 
