PLANTS OF KALIMANTAN 
PLANTS OF KALIMANTAN 
Melastomataceae 
Pternandra cogniauxii Nayar 
Headwaters of S. Kahayan; 5 km NE of 
Haruwu village , NE of Nyoohay tributary of S . 
Miri. 0°28 ' S , 113°44'E. Alt.: 200 m. 
Secondary forest, old "ladang". 
Shrub 2.5 m tall x 5 cm dbh. ; flowers 
axillary on old wood; calyx reddish; corolla 
pink; anthers yellow. 
J.S. Burley, Tukirin et al . 
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PLANTS OF KALIMANTAN 
Styracaceae 
Bruinsmia styracoides Boerl . & Koord. 
Headwaters of S. Kahayan; 5 km NE of 
Haruwu village , NE of Nyoohay tributary of S . 
Miri. 0°28'S, 113°44'E. Alt.: 250m. Primary 
lowland Dipterocarp forest. 
Tree 30 m x 40 cm dbh. ; bark grey with 
longitudinal grooves; underbark orange; 
flower greenish yellow; stamens yellow; fruit 
green. 
J.S. Burley, Tukirin et al . 
641 10 April, 1988 
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PLANTS OF KALIMANTAN 
Papillionaceae 
Mastersia bakeri (Koord.) Backer 
Headwaters of S. Kahayan, near Tumbangsian c. 
15 km N of Tumbangmiri on S. Miri. 0°50'S, 
113°30'E. Alt.: 150 m. Secondary forest, 
scrub near logging camp. 
Liana ca. 10 m tall x 1 cm dia. ; flower dull 
purple; pod greenish -purple . 
J.S. Burley, Afrastini et al . 
650 15 April, 1988 
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Convolvulaceae 
Merremia peltata (L.) Merr. 
Headwaters of S. Kahayan, near Tumbangsian 
c. 15 km N of Tumbangmiri on S. Miri. 
0°50 ' S , 113°30'E. Alt.: 150 m. Secondary 
forest, scrub near logging camp. 
Slender vine to 10 m long, stem to 1 cm 
dia.; flower, corolla bright yellow. 
J.S. Burley, Afrastini et al . 
651 15 April, 1988 
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PLANTS OF KALIMANTAN 
Gaesalpiniaceae 
Bauhinia excelsa (Bl. ex Miq.) Prain. var . 
aurora (de Wit.) K. & S.S. Larsen 
Headwaters of S. Kahayan, near Tumbangsian 
c. 15 km N of Tumbangmiri on S. Miri. 
0°50'S, 113°30'E. Alt.: 150 m. Secondary 
forest, scrub; near logging camp. 
Robust shrubby tendril climber to 5m x 1cm 
dia. stem; flower, K greenish with brown 
tomentum on abax. surface; calyx greenish- 
white on adaxial surface ; corolla with 
pinkish tint; filaments pink; stigma green. 
J.S. Burley, Afrastini et al . 
655 15 April, 1988 
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PLANTS OF KALIMANTAN 
Anacardiaceae 
Camptosperma auricula turn ( Bl . ) Hk . f . 
Headwaters of S. Kahayan, near Tumbangsian 
c. 15 km N of Tumbangmiri on S. Miri. 
0°50 ' S , 113°30'E. Alt.: 150 m. Secondary 
forest, edge of "ladang". 
Tree 15m x 25cm dbh. ; bark grey, flaking 
with longitudinal fissures; underbark 
orangy-red; flowers greenish-white. 
J.S. Burley, Afrastini et al . 
657 15 April, 1988 
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