PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Araceae Cat. # 2203 
Pedicellarum paid 
Det. By: P.F. Stevens 1/94 
Locality: 
Borneo; W. Kalimantan, Sintang. ) 
Bukit Baka National Park. Along bank of Sungai 
Ella. 600 m east of camp. 
0°38'S 112°17'E Alt: 315 m 
Habitat: 
Mixed dipterocarp forest, associates include Shorea, 
Meliaceae, Myristicaceae, Dipterocarpus. Red clay 
soil. 
Field Char: 
Climber c. 4 m. Leaves chartaceous, strong intra- 
marginal veins. Infmctescence elongated spikelet; 
bracts green. Young fruit yellow, fleshy, growing in 
a zig-zag. 
Notes: 
Local name: Akar periya buhis. Fruit edible, sweet. 
Photo. 
Church, A.C. 303 22 October 1993 
With Mahyar, U.W., Ruskandi, A. and Nurdin. 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Gnetaceae Cat. # 2204 
Gnetum gnemon L. 
Det. By: 
Locality: 
Borneo; W. Kalimantan, Sintang. 
Bukit Baka National Park. Along bank of Sungai 
Ella. 600 m east of camp. 
0°38'S 112°17'E Alt: 315 m 
Habitat: 
Mixed dipterocarp forest, associates include Shorea, 
Meliaceae, Myristicaceae, Dipterocarpus. Red clay 
soil. 
Field Char: 
Climber 15 m. Bark brownish-grey, rugose. Inner 
bark cream, fibrous. Leaves fleshy. Fruit light 
pinkish-beige. 
Notes: 
Local name: Akar kelait. Use: Fibrous bark used for 
making fish nets. Fruit edible. 
Church, A.C. 304 22 October 1993 
With Mahyar, U.W., Ruskandi, A. and Nurdin. 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
