University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
ERICACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Understory shrub to 4 m x 10 cm 
diameter stems. Fruit purplish-red, turning 
black. 
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 4611, May 22, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3401-I, U44Z3402-J 
U44Z3403-K, U44Z3404-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 
ELEAOCARPACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 18 m x 20 cm dbh. Bark 
reddish-brown, slightly cracked; inner-bark 
yellow. Flower corolla white with salmon-pink 
calyx. Fruit green. 
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 4612, May 22, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3405-M, U44Z3406-N 
U44Z3 407-0. 
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. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
EUPHORBIACEAE 
Det. By: 
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 
Local Names: "yent” 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4614, May 22, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3408-P, U44Z3409-Q 
U44Z3410-R. 
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 
PODOCARPACEAE 
Dacrydium 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 20 m x 35 m dbh. Bark charcoal 
grey, with reticulate cracks, flaking; 
inner-bark reddish. Ovule green, borne on red 
fleshy receptacle. 
Notes: Photo taken. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; Watdangu 
area, north of km 42 on Wamena to Passvalley 
road/path. 
Habitat: Disturbed wooded area near road. 
2- 2.1 km,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4615, May 23, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3411-S, U44Z3412-T 
U44Z3413-U. 
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. 
