Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
14604 Myrsinaceae 
Rapanea rawacensis (A. DC.) Mez 
(Myrsine); best result on Sleumer 
Morobe Province, Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, 
Bulili Ridge near Cape Dinga, sealevel, 07°18.3’S, 
147°09.2’E. 
collection sequence 14596-14628; tree in brackish 
water pools behind the beach; leaves coriaceous, 
adaxially dark green, light green beneath; flowers 
inserted on numerously bracteate axes, corolla pale 
yellow with red streaks. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi & A. Towati 14604 
date: July 18, 2000 
det. April 2001 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
14605 Flacourtiaceae 
Casearia aff. flexicaulis K. Schum. 
seems to key closest to this result on Sleumer but not 
matching; conspecific series 14545, 14605, 14959, 15115 
Morobe Province, Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, 
Bulili Ridge near Cape Dinga, sealevel, 07°18.3’S, 
147°09.2’E. 
collection sequence 14596-14628; subarborescent; 
stems fractiflex; leaves distichous, asymmetric or not, 
herbaceous, adaxially shiny dark green, lighter green 
beneath, glabrous to naked eye, at most sparsely 
puberulent on abaxial midrib; fruits 3-valved, fleshy, 
yellow; seeds with red arillode. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi & A. Towati 14605 
date: July 18,2000 
det. WT, April 19, 2001 
