University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
RUTACEAE 
Tectacomia ? 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 12 m x 15 cm dbh. Bark 
light-brown with longitudinal cracks; 
inner-bark reddish. Fruit yellow, aromatic. 
Flower yellow, fragrant. 
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 4635, May 24, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3440-Y, U44Z3441-Z 
U44Z3442-A, U44Z3443-C. 
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 
Mallotus 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 10 m x 10 cm dbh. Bark 
greenish-grey, rugose; inner-bark yellowish. 
Fruit green with orange-red seeds. 
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 4636, May 24, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3444-F, U44Z3445-G 
U44Z3446-H. 
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. 
RUTACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 25 m x 25 cm dbh. Bark light 
brown to silver grey with shallow cracks, corky 
lenticels, spiny above 20 m; inner-bark brown; 
wood yellow. Fruit bright-red, aromatic. 
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 4637, May 24, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3447-I, U44Z3448-I 
U44Z3449-K, U44Z3450-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 
LAURACEAE 
Litsea 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 20 m x 15 cm dbh. Bark 
reddish-brown, rugose with fine reticulate 
cracks. Flower dull green-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 4638, May 24, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3451-M, U44Z3452-N 
U44Z3453-0. 
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. 
