Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
15113 Barringtoniaceae 
Barringtonia sp. nov. 
Morobe Province; Kamiali Wildlife Management Area; 
shoreline along Bulili Ridge near Lababia, natural 
growth forest on ultrabasics, sealevel; 7°18’S, 
147°08.3’E. 
collection sequence 15110-15141; 15 m tree in 
swampy area at the beach, numerously branched; 
leaves fleshy, shiny medium green both sides; racemes 
axillary from the top leaves and also below the leaves, 
axes entirely green; flowers fragrant, obovoid in bud; 
calyx light green, completely closed in bud, later splitting 
irregularly; staminal tube ?obsolete in bud; ovary 4 
locules. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, D. Ama, & A. Towati 15113 
date: Feb. 19, 2001 
det. WT, April 2001 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
15114 Verbenaceae 
Gmelina ledermanni H.J. Lam 
Morobe Province; Kamiali Wildlife Management Area; 
shoreline along Bulili Ridge near Lababia, natural 
growth forest on ultrabasics, sealevel; 7°18’S, 
147°08.3’E. 
collection sequence 15110-15141; 10 m tree; leaves 
fleshy, rugose, adaxially dark dull green, abaxially light 
green and puberulent; bracts and calyces with 
nectiferous glands, corolla cream or pale brown; fruits 
green turning black. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, D. Ama, & A. Towati 15114 
date: Feb. 19, 2001 
det. WT, April 15, 2001 
