Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
15178 Rubiaceae 
Lasianthus sp., papuanus-chlorocarpus facies 
conspecific to 15197; papuanus, chlorocarpus and strigosus 
are the ?same sp. 
Morobe Province; Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, 
foothill forest N of Tabare (Tabali) River, elev. 100 m, 
7°16’S, 147°06’E. 
collection sequence 15154-15187; understory shrub, 
colony collection from several plants, 1.5 m tall; leaves 
dry-papery, adaxially dark dull green, abaxially light 
green; fruits green turning black when ripe. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, D. Ama, & A. Towati 15178 
date: Feb. 22, 2001 
det. WT, April 2001 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
15179 Meliaceae 
Aglaia silvestris (M. Roemer) Merrill, or aff. 
apparently keys to here on Pannell but leaflets symmetrical 
Morobe Province; Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, 
foothill forest N of Tabare (Tabali) River, elev. 100 m, 
7°16’S, 147°06’E. 
collection sequence 15154-15187; 3 m shrub; leaves 
papery, adaxially dark green, abaxially slightly lighter 
green, underleaf surface with numerous dark pits, 
midrib covered with dark reddish-brown peltate scales 
and interspersed pale scales; staminal tube globose, 
perforated at the top by a minute orifice, margin entire, 
anthers included. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi, D. Ama, & A. Towati 15179 
date: Feb. 22, 2001 
det. WT, April 16, 2001 
