Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3637 Myristicaceae 
Myristica lancifolia Poir. subsp. lancifolia 
closest result on de Wilde 
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; small shrub; leaves 
papery, adaxially opaque dark green, abaxially pale 
green, papillose, epunctate; fruits pale orange-yellow. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13637 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 15, 1999 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3638 Arecaceae 
Areca macrocalyx Zipp. ex Blume 
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; 4 m forest palm; 
inflorescence entirely pale yellow, rachilla fractiflex. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13638 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Jan. 10, 2000 
