Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13870 Cyperaceae 
Cyperus diffusus Vahl var. diffusus 
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; terrestrial herb; all 
vegetative parts grass green; spikelets oblong, 
brownish-green. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13870 
date: Aug. 10, 1999 
det.: WT; Jan. 6, 2000 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13871 Cucurbitaceae 
Cucurbita sp. 
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; vine persisting from 
cultivation; leaves herbaceous, opaquely green; 
corolla orange, large, fused to ca. halfWay. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13871 
date: Aug. 10, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 1999 
