University of Illinois at Chicago 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
ANACARDIALEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Treelet, understory, 7 m x 8 cm 
diameter. Bark grey, smooth; inner-bark 
yellowish with watery sap. Fruit glaucous 
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: ”Ko-lok" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4534, May 17, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3103-J, U44Z3104-K 
U44Z3105-L. 
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: Understory shrub, 1 m x 2 cm 
diameter; fruit white, waxy. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; north of 
km 39 on Wamena - Passvalley road/path. 
Habitat: Low stature, scrubby, opwn 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 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4535, May 17, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3106-M, U44Z3107-N. 
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. 
ERICACEAE 
Rhododendron 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Understory shrub 3 m x 5 cm diameter; 
flower pink. 
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’N X 139°00’E 
Local Names: "bi-bir" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4536, May 17, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3 108-0, U44Z3109-P. 
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 
WINTERACEAE 
Drymys 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 8 m x 8 cm dbh. Bark grey, 
rugose; inner-bark reddish. Fruit green. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; north of 
km 39 on Wamena - Passvalley road/path. 
Habitat: Mossy forest, near stream, sandstone 
and quartzite outcrops, 
c. 2100 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
Local Names: "dam-pa" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4537, May 17, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3110-Q, U44Z3111-R 
U44Z3112-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. 
