Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
14959 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, 
banks of the Saia River near Hessen Bay, alluvial 
forest, elev. 5-10 m, near 07°21.6’S, 147°07.3’E. 
collection sequence 14957-15003; shrub on riverbank; 
leaves coriaceous, asymmetric or not, medium green 
both sides; inflorescence fascicled, bracts minute, 
ciliolate, minute, calyx and pedicels puberulent; fruits 
shiny orange-yellow, in vivo about 3x larger than the 
dried specimen, arillode red. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, B. Siga, & A. Towati 14959 
date: Jan. 15, 2001 
det. WT, April 19, 2001 
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Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
14962 Moraceae 
Ficus calodictya Summerh. 
keys directly on Henty 
Morobe Province, Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, 
banks of the Saia River near Hessen Bay, alluvial 
forest, elev. 5-10 m, near 07°21.6’S, 147°07.3’E. 
collection sequence 14957-15003; climber; leaves dry- 
scabrid, adaxially dark green, abaxially whitish-green; 
figs obovoid, outer receptacle green. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, B. Siga, & A. Towati 14962 
date: Jan. 15, 2001 
det. WT, April 17, 2001 
