University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 25 m x 25 cm dbh. Bark grey, 
rough, reticulate cracks; inner-bark 
orange-red. Flower cream, pinkish in bud, 
fragrant. 
Notes: Photos taken (see 4519). 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; north of 
km 39 on Wamena - Passvalley road/path. 
003°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4550, May 18, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3133-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 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Low, woody shrub to 1 m tall; 
possibly parasitic on root of tree. Flowers 
minute, green. Fruit brownish. 
Notes: Photo taken. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; north of 
km 39 on Wamena - Passvalley road/path. 
Habitat: Open healthy plateau, low shrubs plus 
Dacrydium spp. Sandstone outcrops. 
2150 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
Local Names: "Chumbuk" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4553, May 18, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3134-R, U44Z3135-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 
ERICACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Shrub 1 m x 1.5 cm diameter stem. 
Flower creamy white with orange stamens. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; north of 
km 39 on Wamena - Passvalley road/path. 
Habitat: Open healthy plateau, low shrubs plus 
Dacrydium spp. Sandstone outcrops. 
2150 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
Local Names: ”lu-lu" 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4556, May 18, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Numbers): U44Z3136-T, U44Z3291-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. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
APOCYNACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Climber to 2 m tall. Flower petals 
yellow with reddish-brown tips to lobes. Fruit 
green with reddish tinge. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; north of 
km 39 on Wamena - Passvalley road/path. 
Habitat: Open healthy plateau, low shrubs plus 
Dacrydium spp. Sandstone outcrops. 
2150 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4557, May 18, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3292-0. 
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. 
