PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Meliaceae Cat. # 3721 
Chisocheton lasiocarpus (Miq.) Val. 
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°4'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: 
Understory tree 8 m tall, branching sparingly above 
and below, trunk straight, cylindrical, 10 cm diam.; 
bark dark brown, somewhat rough; stems hollow, 
inhabited by aggressive ants; flowers whitish with a 
tinge of pink, petals 3, reflexed, staminal column 
urceolate. 
McDonald & Ismail 3721 26 May 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Moraceae Cat. # 3722 
Ficus cf. wassa Roxb. 
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°4'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: 
Midstory riparian tree 12 m tall, branching above 
and below; bole straight, cylindrical, 12 cm diam.; 
bark brownish, smooth; figs cauliforous along trunk, 
sparing in leaf axils, small and greenish during 
maturation, ants building nests in fig clusters on 
trunk. 
McDonald & Ismail 3722 26 May 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
