PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Myristicaceae Cat. # 3735 
Myristica sp. 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
New Guinea; Sarmi, 
Upper ridges of small mountain emerging from 
coastal plain; W of Sungai Tor, E of Sungai Waske, 
near Sewan vill. 
2°4' 138°46'Alt: 200-300 m 
Habitat: 
Primary, low-montane forest, canopy 20-50 m tall; 
associates include: Myristica, Mammea, Semecarpus, 
Chionanthus, Gonocaryum. 
Field Char: 
Canopy tree 30 m tall, branching above, bole thin, 
straight, cylindrical, 25 cm diam.; bark grayish, 
fissures longitudinal; flower buds green-coppery 
McDonald & Ismail 3735 28 May 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Rubiaceae Cat. # 3736 
Canthium auantiacum Merr. & Perry 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
New Guinea; Sarmi, 
Upper ridges of small mountain emerging from 
coastal plain; W of Sungai Tor, E of Sungai Waske, 
near Sewan vill. 
2°4' 138°46'Alt: 200-300 m 
Habitat: 
Primary, low-montane forest, canopy 20-50 m tall; 
associates include: Myristica, Mammea, Semecarpus, 
Chionanthus, Gonocaryum. 
Field Char: 
Midstory tree 20 m tall, branching midway up; bole 
straight, cylindrical, 28 cm diam., wood hard; bark 
reddish, rough; fruit bright orange, smells of sewage 
and sweetness. 
McDonald & Ismail 3736 28 May 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
