PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Apocynaceae 
Parsonsia albaflavescens 
Cat. #2111 
Det. By: G. PAoli 5/94 
Locality: 
Borneo; W. Kalimantan, Sintang 
Bukit Baka National Park. Tanjung butung area; 300 
m north of camp along bak of Sungai Ella and 
envrions. 
0°38’S 112°17’EAlt: 315 m 
Habitat: 
Mixed dipterocarp forest, associates include Shorea, 
Myrtaceae, Proteaceae. Red clay soil. 
Field Char: 
Climber, 5 m long. Bark brownish-green. Latex 
clear, visid. Pedicel light green to yellow. Flower 
bud yellow. Calyx yellow. Corolla light green, 
yellow at apex. Filaments pilose, anthers dark 
yellow. Fruit green, c. 23 cm long, 1.2 cm wide. 
Edible. 
Notes: 
Local name: Akar labu dendang. 
Church, A.C. 211 19 October 1993 
With Mahyar, U.W., Ruskandi, A. and Nurdin. 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Melastomataceae Cat. #2112 
Medinilla muricata 
Det. By: J. Regalado 5/94 
Locality: 
Borneo; W. Kalimantan, Sintang 
Bukit Baka National Park. Tanjung butung area; 300 
m north of camp along bak of Sungai Ella and 
envrions. 
0°38’S 112°17’E Alt: 315 m 
Habitat: 
Mixed dipterocarp forest, associates include Shorea, 
Myrtaceae, Proteaceae. Red clay soil. 
Field Char: 
Climber, c. 5 m long. Bark brown. Fruit dark pink. 
Church, A.C. 212 19 October 1993 
With Mahyar, U.W., Ruskandi, A. and Nurdin. 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
