University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
RUBIACEAE 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Shrub to 4 m x 7 cm diameter stem. 
Flower tube purplish-red, lobes pinkish. 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 4651, May 25, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z3476-0, U44Z3477-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. 
