University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
ARALIACEAE ? 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Monopodial tree 5-10 m tall x 10 cm 
diameter. Stem spiny, pale brown with white 
pith. Inflorescence green. Florets 
greenish-yellow. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; Sarakma 
area, north of km 38 on Wamena to Passvalley 
road/path. 
Habitat: Mossy forest, below limestone cliffs. 
2,250 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4599, May 21, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3377-H, U44Z3378-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 
APOCYNACEAE 
Alyxia 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Climber to 20 m x 2 cm diameter stem. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; Sarakma 
area, north of km 38 on Wamena to Passvalley 
road/path. 
Habitat: Mossy forest, below limestone cliffs. 
2,250 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4600, May 21, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti- AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3379-J, U44Z3380-K 
U44Z3381-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. 
RHAMNACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 15 m x 20 cm dbh. Bark 
light-brown, thin; inner-bark yellow. Fruit 
olive brown. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; Sarakma 
area, north of km 38 on Wamena to Passvalley 
road/path. 
Habitat: Mossy forest, below limestone cliffs. 
2,250 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4601, May 21, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3382-M, U44Z3383-N 
U44Z3384-0, U44Z3385-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 
VITACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Climber to 25 m x 3 cm diameter. 
Fruit dark red. Flower bud green and brown. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; north of 
km 48 on Wamena to Passvalley road/path; near 
bridge. 
Habitat: Casuarina, Podocarpus, Dacrydium 
forest to 40 m. Shales and quartzite 
outcrops with limestone boulders. 
Red-orange, clay-sandy soils. 
2100 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4606, May 22, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3386-Q, U44Z3387-R 
U44Z3388-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. 
