Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13979 Moraceae 
Ficus hesperidiiformis King 
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; lactiferous arborescent; 
leaves brittle, adaxially very dark green, abaxially 
medium green; figs axillary, single or paired, globose, 
hard, receptacle yellow-green. 
coll: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13979 
date: Aug. 13, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 12, 1999 
Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13980 Euphorbiaceae 
Endospermum moluccanum (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kurz 
keys to this result on Airy Shaw 
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; subarborescent in 
regrowth; branchlets hollow, nitid green, centralium 
inhabited by black ants; leaves papyraceous, adaxially 
opaque very dark green, abaxially yellow-green and 
pubescent; infructescence racemiform, fruits yellow- 
green, locules 5. 
coll: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13980 
date: Aug. 13, 1999 
det.: WT; Dec. 10, 1999 
