PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
? Cat. # 2481 
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Det. By: 
Locality: 
Borneo; W. Kalimantan, Sintang 
Bukit Baka National Park. 100 m from logging rd. 
between km 30 and km 40. Environs bordering 
national park and SBk. 
0037,5 ii 2°15’E Alt: 310 m 
Habitat: 
Old secondary forest, associates include 
Euphorbiaceae, Moraceae, Rubiaceae, Meliaceae. 
Red clay soil. 
Field Char: 
Climber, 3 m long. Stem light brown, rugose. 
Leaves fleshy, light green beneath. Inflorescence 4.5 
cm long. Flower buds translucent with pink interior. 
Flower 8 mm. Sepals translucent, petals rasberry- 
pink,4, recurved to base. Stamens in two whorls, 8 
total, anthers yellow. 
Notes: 
Photo. Specimen possibly missing! 
Church, A.C. 581 5 November 1993 
With Mahyar, U.W., Ruskandi, A. and Nurdin. 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Lauraceae Cat. # 2482 
Litsea oppositifolia L.S. Gibbs 
Det. By: 
Locality: 
Borneo; W. Kalimantan, Sintang 
Bukit Baka National Park. 100 m from logging rd. 
between km 30 and km 40. Environs bordering 
national park and SBk. 
0037,5 ii 2°15’E Alt: 310 m 
Habitat: 
Old secondary forest, associates include 
Euphorbiaceae, Moraceae, Rubiaceae, Meliaceae. 
Red clay soil. 
Field Char: 
Small tree 7 m tall, 12 cm dbh. Outer bark brown 
with pale lenticels. Inner bark orangish-yellow. 
Wood with spiced aroma. Leaves pale light green 
beneath, dull, soft pilose hairs along mid-rib. Flower 
buds minute, green with rust pilose hairs. 
Notes: 
Crushed leaves w/strong aroma. 
Church, A.C. 582 5 November 1993 
With Mahyar, U.W., Ruskandi, A. and Nurdin. 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
