Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
14732 Agavaceae 
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev. 
(?= C. terminalis Kunth); paniculate form not present in area 
Morobe Province, Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, W 
bank of the Saia River near Hessen Bay, alluvial forest, 
sealevel, near 07°21.7’S, 147°08.3’E. 
collection sequence 14730-14753; single-stemmed 
understory herb, common, diffusely distributed, many 
sightings in fruit; leaves papyraceous, dark green; fruits 
green turning red. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, B. Siga, & A. Towati 14732 
date: July 22, 2000 
det. WT, April 2001 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
14733 Myrtaceae 
Syzygium richardsonianum Merr. & Perry, or aff. 
Morobe Province, Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, W 
bank of the Saia River near Hessen Bay, alluvial forest, 
sealevel, near07°21.7’S, 147°08.3’E. 
collection sequence 14730-14753; 15 m tree; outer 
bark pale orange-brown, papery; branchlets with green 
alae; leaves thick-firm, adaxially dark dull green, 
abaxially pale green; fruits large, off-white or cream 
colored. 
wood sample, carpological separate. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, B. Siga, & A. Towati 14733 
date: July 22, 2000 
det. WT, April 1 1 , 2001 
