PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Rubiaceae Cat. # 3771 
Psychotria sp. 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
New Guinea; Sarmi, 
Coastal plain, 1-3 km N of Sewan on the Waske 
River. 
2°4'S 138°46'E Alt: 10-20 m 
Habitat: 
Primary lowland forest, canopy 25-45 m high, 
associates diverse, including Celtis, Sterculia, 
Pometia, Ficus, Oncospermum, and sundry 
Rubiaceae. 
Field Char: 
Understory tree 8 m tall, branching midway up; bole 
straight, cylindrical, 15 cm diam.; bark tan-gray, 
narrowly fissured; leaves glossy; flowers ca. 1 mm 
long and wide, light yellow-green. 
McDonald & Ismail 3771 2 June 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Sterculiaceae Cat. ff 3772 
Sterculia sp. 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
New Guinea; Sarmi, 
Coastal plain, 1-3 km N of Sewan on the Waske 
River. 
2°4'S 138°46'E Alt: 10-20 m 
Habitat: 
Primary lowland forest, canopy 25-45 m high, 
associates diverse, including Celtis, Sterculia, 
Pometia, Ficus, Oncospermum, and sundry 
Rubiaceae. 
Field Char: 
Canopy tree 40 m tall, branching above; bole 
straight, cylindrical, buttressed at base, trunk 80 cm. 
diam.; bark tannish, smooth or narrowly grooved 
longitudinally; calyx orange green, reddish inside. 
McDonald & Ismail 3772 2 June 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
