University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
MELASTOMATACEAE 
Medinilla 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Shrub 2-3 m x 2 cm diameter; 
understory. Fruit bright-red, turning black, 
on old wood. 
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 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4546, May 18, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3124-H, U44Z3125-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 
ERICACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Treelet 5 m x 10 cm diameter. 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: "wan-taka" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4547, May 18, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3126-J, U44Z3127-K 
U44Z3128-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. 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Parasitic, twinning climber tp 2 m 
long stems; flowers minute, green. 
Notes: Parasitic on 4547. 
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 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4548, May 18, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3129-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. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
MYRTACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 25 m x 20 cm dbh. Bark 
reddish-brown, slightly flaking; inner-bark 
brick-red. Fruit pale 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: "Kenun” 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4549, May 18, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3130-N, U44Z3131-0 
U44Z3132-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. 
