Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13613 Gesneriaceae 
Rhynchoglossum papuae Schltr. 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, near 
Kumamdeber, along streambed flowing to SW of 
expedition Camp 1 and returning along ridgeline; 
streambed bordered by many landslides, mostly with 
early successional vegetation but also with mature 
forest patches on higher slopes; Kumamdeber GPS 
281407 E, 9504560 N, elev. 530 ft. (ca. 160 m), the 
stream joins a larger tributary at GPS 28151 E, 
950298 N. 
coll, sequence 13608-13646; herbs along streambed; 
stems translucent green, juicy; leaves 
membranaceous, opaque medium green; racemes 
erect, rachides smooth and green; calyx green, 5- 
merous; corolla zygomorphic, purple-blue. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13613 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 27, 1999 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13614 Euphorbiaceae 
Breynia cernua (Poir.) Muell. Arg. 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, near 
Kumamdeber, along streambed flowing to SW of 
expedition Camp 1 and returning along ridgeline; 
streambed bordered by many landslides, mostly with 
early successional vegetation but also with mature 
forest patches on higher slopes; Kumamdeber GPS 
281407 E, 9504560 N, elev. 530 ft. (ca. 160 m), the 
stream joins a larger tributary at GPS 28151 E, 
950298 N. 
coll, sequence 13608-13646; riverbed shrub; leaves 
glabrous, membranaceous, adaxially opaque green, 
abaxially glaucous; fruits red; calyx accrescent, not 
recurved, red on adaxial face, green without. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13614 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 10, 1999 
