Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
15279 Pteridaceae (Adiantaceae) 
Acrostichum aureum L. 
Morobe Province, Atzera Range near Lae township, 
anthropogenic regrowth above 5 mile, elev. 200 m, ca. 
6°42’S, 146°57’ E. 
collection sequence 15276-15279; ground fern in wet 
places; stipes and rachis light green, stipe 60 cm long; 
frond 1.7 m long, pinnate; leaflets oblong, firm to 
coriaceous, medium green both sides, apex obtuse. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi 15279 
date: March 5, 2001 
det. WT, April 21, 2001 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
1 5280 Myristicaceae 
Myristica globosa Miq. 
Madang Province, Ohu, near Madang township, hill 
forest at 200-300 m elev. 
subarborescent 4m height; branchlets terete, unlined; 
leaves coriaceous, adaxially dark green, yellow-green or 
glaucescent beneath; fruits dull yellow-orange, arillode 
bright red, fenestrate. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi & V. Novotny 15280 
date: Feb. 1998 
