Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 4395 Apocynaceae 
Tabernaemontana aurantiaca Gaud. 
Morobe Province, Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, 
Alealer (Ariwiri) River, alluvial banks near Sachsen Bay, 
forest margin, sealevel, 7°19.5’ S, 147°07.8’ E. 
collection sequence 14377-14402; tree 10-15 m height, 
occasional, scattered fertile plants; leaves subfleshy or 
pliant; fruits pendulous, globose, green turning orange, 
spongy-textured. 
fruit coll, separate. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 14395 
date: May 25, 2000 
det. WT, April 2001 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 4396 Cyperaceae 
Mapania macrocephala 
Morobe Province; Kamiali Wildlife Management Area; near 
mouth of Alealer River, alluvial forest on riverbank, 
sealevel, 7° 19.5’ S, 147° 7.8’ E. 
collection sequence 14377-14402; large herbs on flooded 
ground; spikes robust, brownish. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 14396 
date: May 25, 2000 
