Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13627 Rubiaceae 
Mussaenda cylindrocarpa Burck 
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; shrub on landslide; 
leaves herbaceous, adaxially opaque medium green, 
abaxially glaucescent; fruits cylindric-oblongoid, 
epicarp opaque green. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13627 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 4, 1 999 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3628 Amaryllidaceae or Hypoxidaceae 
Curculigo capitulata (Lour.) Kuntze 
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 herb; leaves 
plicate, papyraceous, opaque dark green both 
surfaces; perianth yellow; fruits white. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13628 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Nov. 29, 1999 
