Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13619 Flacourtiaceae 
Casearia macrantha Gilg, or aff. 
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; understory shrub; 
stipules lanceolate, to ca. 4.5 mm long and 3 mm 
wide; leaves thickly-herbaceous, adaxially very dark 
green, abaxially pale green, pellucid punctulate on 
transmitted light; fruits orange-red, rugose, 
suboblongoid, arillode red. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13619 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT;Nov. 28, 1999 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13620 Rubiaceae 
Hedyotis sp., ‘auricularia-lapeyrousii facies’ 
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; scrambling herb; stems 
purple-green; leaves coriaceous to somewhat firm, 
yellowish-green; calyx pale green with white spreading 
hairs. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13620 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 5, 1999 
