University of Illinois at Chicago 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
PROTEACEAE 
Banksia? 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 13 m x 25 cm dbh. Bark grey 
with rough brown lenticels; inner-bark 
yellowish. Flowers yellow; anthers turning 
creamy-white at anthesis. Fruit turning black. 
Notes: Photo taken. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem valley; north of 
km 39 on Wamena - Passvalley road/path. 
Habitat: Low stature, scrubby, open forest to 
20 m tall. Fine yellow soils and 
occasional whitesands with limestone 
boulders and outcrops, occasional 
sandstone. 
c. 2000 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
Local Names: "wip" 
Med Uses: To prevent infection. 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4505, May 15, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3034-J, U44Z3035-K 
U44Z3036-L, U44Z3037-M. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of 
Natural History and Herbarium Bogoriense. 
RHAMNACEAE 
Alphitonia ? 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 10 m x 30 cm dbh. Bark grey, 
cracked, rough; inner-bark reddish with smell 
of wintergreen. Flower greenish-yellow, 
fragrant. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; north of 
km 39 on Wamena - Passvalley road/path. 
Habitat: Low stature, scrubby, open forest to 
20 m tall. Fine yellow soils and 
occasional whitesands with limestone 
boulders and outcrops, occasional 
sandstone. 
c. 2000 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
Local Names: "Li" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4506, May 15, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3038-N, U44Z3039-O 
U44Z3040-P, U44Z3041-Q. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of 
Natural History and Herbarium Bogoriense. 
