Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
15136 Rubiaceae 
Canthium sp., sens. lat. 
conspecific series 14654, 15100, 15136, 15237 
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; 4 m shrub; leaves 
fleshy, dark green both sides; flowers in axillary 
clusters; petals (4-)5, light green, stigma white, 
expanded. 
flowers bottled. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, D. Ama, & A. Towati 15136 
date: Feb. 19, 2001 
det. WT, March 2001 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
15137 Apocy naceae 
Parsonsia buruensis (Teijsm. & Binn.) Boerl. 
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; lactiferous climber; 
branchlets robust, hollow; leaves coriaceous, adaxially 
glossy dark green, abaxially yellow-green; inflorescence 
axes mealy-pubescent. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, D. Ama, & A. Towati 15137 
date: Feb. 19, 2001 
det. WT, April 2001 
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