Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13625 Rubiaceae 
Psychotria phaeochlamys (Laut. & K. Sch.) Valeton 
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, 
occasional; branchlets smooth and green; leaves 
fleshy, adaxially opaque very dark green, abaxially 
light green; fruits sessile, oblongoid, epicarp 
translucent orange; bracts linear, hairy; pyrenes 2, 
planoconvex. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13625 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 5, 1999 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3626 Pteridaceae 
Pteris ligulata Gaud. 
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; terrestrial fern on forest 
margins; rhizome close-creeping; stipe 
atropurpureous; leaves herbaceous, light green. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13626 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Jan. 2000 
