Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13879 Araceae 
Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott 
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; generally from lower slopes of natural-growth 
foothill forest. 
coll, sequence 13877-13910; forest climber on alluvial 
flats; leaves fleshy, dark green both sides; spikes 
green. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13879 
date: Aug. 11,1999 
det.: WT; Jan. 7, 2000 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13880 Moraceae 
Ficus pungens Reinw. ex Bl. 
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; generally from lower slopes of natural-growth 
foothill forest. 
coll, sequence 13877-13910; tree in regrowth area; 
branchlets with irritant hairs, stipules persisting; leaves 
papery, adaxially opaque medium green, abaxially 
yellow-green; bracts scarious. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13880 
date: Aug. 11,1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 13, 1999 
