Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13724 Fabaceae/Leguminosae 
Abrus pulchellus Thwaites subsp. pulchellus 
to here on Verdcourt 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, ridgeline 
near Tikiam and Kumamdeber (expedition Camp 1), 
centered on GPS 281407 E, 9504560 N, elev. 530 ft. 
(ca. 160 m); mature foothill forest with numerous 
treefall gaps. 
coll, sequence 13718-13744; herbaceous liane in 
regrowth; leaves opaque light green both surfaces; 
pods pale green, seeds compressed, pale brown and 
black. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13724 
date: Aug. 2, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 1999 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13725 Gnetaceae 
Gnetum costatum K. Schum. 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, ridgeline 
near Tikiam and Kumamdeber (expedition Camp 1), 
centered on GPS 281407 E, 9504560 N, elev. 530 ft. 
(ca. 160 m); mature foothill forest with numerous 
treefall gaps. 
coll, sequence 13718-13744; ca. 4 m tall 
subarborescent, occasional; leaves herbaceous, 
adaxially very dark green, abaxially yellow-green; apex 
long-acuminate; venation impressed; strobili entirely 
opaque pale pink. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13725 
date: Aug. 2, 1999 
det.: WT; Nov. 29, 1999 
