PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Myristicaceae Cat. # 3723 
Myristica fatua Houtt. var. papuana Mg 
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: 
Canopy tree 35 cm tall; bole straight, cylindrical, 30 
cm diam.; bark grayish, fissured; lateral branches 
curving downward; foliage light green-coppery; 
fruits copper. 
McDonald & Ismail 3723 26 May 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Arecaceae Cat. # 3724 
Caryota rumphiana Mart. 
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: 
Uncommon, midstory or canopy palm, 20 m tall, 
trunk 25 cm diam. at base, intemodes ca. 0.5 m, 
fronds 8 m long, 2 m wide, leaf bases 1.5 m long, 
25 cm wide; rachises of inflorescence many 
hundreds, 1.5-2 m long during fruition; berries 
maroon at maturity. 
McDonald & Ismail 3724 26 May 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
