Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13785 Euphorbiaceae 
Manihot esculenta Crantz 
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; shrub; leaves 
herbaceous, adaxially medium green, abaxially 
glaucescent. 
local name: see-lay-see; a food plant. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13785 
date: Aug. 9, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 9, 1999 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3786 Asclepiadaceae 
indet. 
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; lactiferous liane; leaves 
herbaceous, adaxially nitid green, abaxially light 
green; corolla tube whitish, distally becoming purple. 
local name: ara-vee-bah-gim 
flowers bottled. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13786 
date: Aug. 9, 1999 
