University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
MELASTOMATACEAE 
WINTERACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Climbing shrub to 4 m. Flower: calyx 
maroon-red; petals pale pink; stamens yellow. 
Fruit ripening black. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; north of 
km 50 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 4616, May 23, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3414-V, U44Z3415-W. 
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: Climber to 15 m tall. Fruit pale 
green, tuberculate, irregular; opening bright 
red inside with black fleshy covered seed. 
Notes: Photo taken. 
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. Near 
stream. 
2100 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4617, May 23, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3416-X, U44Z3417-Y 
U44Z3418-Z. 
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: Understory tree to 8 m x 10 cm dbh; 
still roots to 1 m. Bark reddish-brown, 
rugose; inner-bark orangy-red. Flower: 
perianth salmon-pink. Fruit with brown suture, 
turning red at maturity. 
Notes: Photo taken. 
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. Near 
stream. 
2100 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4618, May 23, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3419-A, U44Z3420-C 
U44Z3421-F. 
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 
Neoscortechinia 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 20 m x 20 cm dbh. Bark 
reddish-brown, slightly cracked; inner-bark 
yellowish. Fruit green; turning red distally. 
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. Near 
stream. 
2100 m,003°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4619, May 23, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3422-G, U44Z3423-H 
U44Z3424-I, U44Z3425-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. 
