Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3772 Asteraceae 
Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertner 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, between 
expedition Camp 2 (GPS 280100 E, 9497596 N) and 
the Guam River bridge (GPS 274.601 E, 9496.322 N), 
elevation ca. 80 m, alluvial forest on riverine terraces. 
coll, sequence 13772-13848; herb in trailside 
regrowth; leaves herbaceous, scabridulous; phyllaries 
dimorphic, the outer ones foliaceous; heads yellow, 
sessile; achenes flat, 2 stiff awns at the top. 
local name: tah-we-ai; the leaves are mashed and 
used to treat grille. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13772 
date: Aug. 9, 1999 
det.: WT; Nov. 28, 1 999 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13773 Annonaceae 
Popowia sp., ‘pisocarpa complex’ 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, between 
expedition Camp 2 (GPS 280100 E, 9497596 N) and 
the Guam River bridge (GPS 274.601 E, 9496.322 N), 
elevation ca. 80 m, alluvial forest on riverine terraces. 
coll, sequence 13772-13848; subarborescent, ca. 6 m 
height; leaves soft-textured, adaxially opaque dark 
green, abaxially medium green and nearly glabrous; 
fruiting axes red, calyx green; fruits globose, 
monospermous, exocarp red turning black, 
appressedly puberulent becoming glabrous with 
ripening. 
local name: say-pip; fruits are eaten like beans after 
cooking in bamboo 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13773 
date: Aug. 9, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 28, 1999 
