The Nature Conservancy Botanical Survey 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13525 Orchidaceae 
Habenaria chloroleuca Schltr. 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, near Kumamdeber, 
along trail to Morasapa W of expedition Camp 1 , GPS 281407 
E, 9504560 N, elev. 530 ft. (160 m), mature growth foothill 
forest. 
collection sequence 13524-13607; rhizomatous terrestrial 
orchid; leaves fleshy, adaxial surfaces light green, abaxially 
very pale green; inflorescence rachis glaucous, bracts 
foliaceous; lateral sepals spreading; column cucullate, top 
part green, rest of flower entirely white. 
flowers bottled. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13525 
date: July 30, 1999 
det.: N.H.S. Howcroft; Dec. 9, 1999 
