Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3643 Arecaceae 
Orania macropetala Laut. & K. Schum. 
keys to this result on Essig 
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; forest palm; leaves 3.2 
m long with 1 .2 m petiole, leaflets white on undersides; 
infructescence rachilla with remnants of white 
tomentum. 
carpological coll. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13643 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Jan. 8, 2000 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3644 Myristicaceae 
Myristica subalulata Miq. var. subalulata 
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; subarborescent; leaves 
somewhat papyraceous, adaxially opaque very dark 
green, abaxially glaucescent; inflorescence immature, 
axillary or infrafoliar, perianth ovoid in bud, yellow, 
bracteoles caduous; fruits ovoid, tomentulose, summit 
acute. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13644 
date: July 31, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 15, 1999 
