University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
STAPHYLEACEAE 
Turpinia 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Understory treelet 7 m x 10 cm. Bark 
brown, rugose, powdery; inner-bark 
yellowish-white. Fruit reddish. 
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 4639, May 24, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3454-P, U44Z3455-Q 
U44Z3456-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 
RUBIACEAE 
Prismatomeris 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Understory tree, 10 m x 15 cm dbh. 
Bark brown, lenticellate; inner-bark 
orange-red. Fruit green; flower bud 
yellowish-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 4640, May 24, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3457-S, U44Z3458-T 
U44Z3459-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. 
RUBIACEAE 
Randia 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Climber to 25 m x 8 cm diameter stem. 
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 4641, May 24, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3460-V, U44Z3461-W 
U44Z3462-X. 
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 
ROSACEAE 
Prunus 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Tree 25 m x 20 cm dbh. Bark brown 
with longitudinal cracks; inner-bark orange. 
Floral disk and stamens yellowish-white. Young 
fruit green. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: Baliem Valley; pass east 
of km 50 on Wamena - Passvalley road/path. 
Habitat: Submontane, mossy forest, on plateau 
with outcropping sandstone and shales. 
2250 m,000°40’S X 139°00’E 
J. S. Burley & Ismail 4643, May 25, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3463-Y, U44Z3464-Z 
U44Z3465-A. 
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. 
