Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3854 Araceae 
Alocasia aequiloba N.E. Br. 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, coll.s 
around expedition Camp 2 at the Guam River; 
centered on GPS 280100 E, 9497596 N, elevation ca. 
50 m; swampy Metroxylon alluvial forest and lower 
slopes of foothill forest. 
coll, sequence 13849-13876; ground herb; leaves 
thinly herbaceous, adaxially dark green, abaxially light 
green; spathe disintegrated; seeds glossy red. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13854 
date: Aug. 10, 1999 
1 duplicate 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 3855 Myrtaceae 
Syzygium pteropodum (Laut. & K. Sch.) Merr. & Perry 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, coll.s 
around expedition Camp 2 at the Guam River; 
centered on GPS 280100 E, 9497596 N, elevation ca. 
50 m; swampy Metroxylon alluvial forest and lower 
slopes of foothill forest. 
coll, sequence 13849-13876; subarborescent; twigs 
slightly 4-alate, green; leaves distichous, herbaceous, 
adaxially opaque dark green, abaxially light green; 
inflorescence infrafoliar and from older wood, rachises 
alate; calyx turbinate, sulcate, light green, other floral 
parts entirely white. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13855 
date: Aug. 10, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 6, 1999 
