Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13972 Rubiaceae 
Ixora sp., sect. Hypsophyllum 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, colls around 
expedition Camp 2 at the Guam River; centered on 
GPS 280100 E, 9497596 N, elevation ca. 50-100 m; 
generally from lower slopes of natural-growth foothill 
forest. 
coll sequence 13953-14003; 2 m tall understory shrub; 
leaves fleshy, adaxially opaque very dark green, 
abaxially yellow-green; infructescence corymbose, 
infrafoliar, hanging, axes green, bracts not conspicuous; 
fruits green turning red. 
coll: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13972 
date: Aug. 13, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 15, 1999 
