Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
14954B Myrtaceae 
Syzygium richardsonianum Merr. & Perry, oraff. 
Morobe Province, Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, 
banks of the Saia River near Hessen Bay, alluvial 
forest, sealevel, near 07°21.7’S, 147°08.3’E. 
collection sequence 14910-14956; shrub or 
subarborescent, occasional, a few sightings in fruit but 
none in flower, understory saplings relatively common 
so regeneration is good; stems compressed and alate, 
the alae decussate; leaves coriaceous, adaxially dark 
shiny green, abaxially pale green; fruits globose, 
epicarp light green. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, B. Siga, & A. Towati 14954B 
date: Jan. 14, 2001 
det. WT, April 1 1 , 2001 
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Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
14955 Clusiaceae 
Garcinia sp., assugu-maluensis facies 
Morobe Province, Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, 
banks of the Saia River near Hessen Bay, alluvial 
forest, sealevel, near 07°21.7’S, 147°08.3’E. 
collection sequence 14910-14956; 3 m shrub, yellow 
sap present; leaves coriaceous, adaxially shiny dark 
green, abaxially medium green, abscissing quickly after 
gathering; fruits compressed, epicarp glossy green, 
sulcate (like a Glochidion). 
one fruit bottled. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, B. Siga, & A. Towati 14955 
date: Jan. 14, 2001 
det. WT, March 2001 
