University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
MYRTACEAE 
Psidium 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Shrubby tree, branched from base; 
stems 5 m x 8 cm; bark grey, flaking. Fruit 
green c. brown tomentum. Flowers: bud reddish, 
petals purplish-red (magenta). 
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: "kibit" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4504, May 15, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3030-F, U44Z3031-G 
U44Z3032-H, U44Z3033-I. 
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. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
RUTACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Shrub 3 m tall x 3 cm diameter. Bark 
grey; leaves aromatic; fruit dark green, shiny, 
speckled. 
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: "obat-si” 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4508, May 15, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3042-R, U44Z3043-S. 
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. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
MYRSINACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Shrub 3 m x 5 cm diameter stems; bark 
grey; fruit purple. 
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: "honken" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4509, May 15, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3044-T, U44Z3045-U 
U44Z3046-V. 
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. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Climber, 10 m x 1.5 cm diameter. 
Basal leaves serrate, distal leaves entire. 
Flower yellow with dark reddish-brown stripes. 
Fruit blackish. 
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: "coo-ga-ra-li” 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4510, May 15, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3047-W, U44Z3048-X. 
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. 
