Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13629 Rubiaceae 
Psychotria aff. micralabastra (Laut.. & K. Schum.) Val. 
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; subarbo rescent, 4 m 
tall; leaves coriaceous, glabrous, adaxially nitid dark 
green, abaxially pale or medium green; venation more 
than 12 laterals (up to ca. 16); inflorescence not 
clearly trichotomous, axes entirely white; flowers 
minute; fruits globose, epicarp orange. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13629 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 5, 1999 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13630 Urticaceae 
Pipturus argenteus (Forst. f.) Wedd. 
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 papery, scabrid, adaxially opaque very dark 
green, abaxially glaucous; inflorescence axes green; 
flowers in pale yellow glomerules. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13630 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 7, 1999 
