University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
EUPHORBIACEAE 
Glochidion 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Shrub 4 m x 5 cm diameter stem. Bark 
grey brown; inner-bark orange-red. Fruit green 
with orange-red seeds. Flower pale green. 
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: "yaradim" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4516, May 16, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3062-O, U44Z3063-P 
U44Z3064-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. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
LAURACEAE 
Cryptocarya 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 10 m x 15 cm dbh. Bark grey; 
inner-bark yellowish. Flower bud green; Fruit 
sealing-wax red. 
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: "’top”' 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4518, May 16, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3065-R. U44Z3066-S 
U44Z3067-T. 
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: Treelet 5 m x 3 cm; bark grey, 
smooth; flower creamy-pink. 
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: "wama-simu" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4519, May 16, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3068-U, U44Z3069-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 
APIACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Herb, terrestrial in open places, to 
20 cm tall. Stems purplish-red. Inflorescence 
pinkish-white. Fruit green with reddish tint. 
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: "Chumbuk" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4520, May 16, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3070-W. 
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. 
