PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Lecythidaceae Cat. # 3699 
Planchonia papuana Knuth 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
New Guinea; Sarmi, 
Coastal plain and Gunung Top, W of Sungai Tor, E 
of Sungai Waske, vie. of Sewan village on Titve 
Stream. 
2°14'S 138°46’E Alt: 10-100 m 
Habitat: 
Primary lowland forest, canopy 10-60 m high; 
associates diverse, including Sterculia, Knema, 
Polyalthia, Pometia, Ziziphus. 
Field Char: 
Riparian canopy tree 22 m tall, branching midway 
up; bole straight, cylindrical, bark red-brown with 
narrow longitudinal grooves, flaky; fruits immature, 
green, style persistent. 
Notes: 
NCI voucher 
McDonald & Ismail 3699 24 May 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Meliaceae Cat. # 3700 
Vavaea amicorum Benth. 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
New Guinea; Sarmi, 
Coastal plain and Gunung Top, W of Sungai Tor, E 
of Sungai Waske, vie. of Sewan village on Titve 
Stream. 
2°14'S 138°46'E Alt: 10-100 m 
Habitat: 
Primary lowland forest, canopy 10-60 m high; 
associates diverse, including Sterculia, Knema, 
Polyalthia, Pometia, Ziziphus. 
Field Char: 
Uncommon, riparian canopy tree, 25 m tall, 
branching from base to summit; bole straight, 
cylindrical, bark pale gray, smooth; fruits maturing 
from orange to red to purple. 
Notes: 
NCI voucher 
McDonald & Ismail 3700 24 May 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
