Myrtaceae 
Eugenia sp. 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Cat. # 3799 
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 9 m tall, branching midway up; bole 
straight, contoured-grooved, 12 cm diam.; lateral 
branches perpendicular to trunk, crooked; fruits in 
terminal heads, urceolate, pale green. 
McDonald & Ismail 3799 5 June 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Myristicaceae Cat. # 3800 
Myristica subulata Miq. 
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: 
Small understory tree, 4 m tall, branching above and 
below, lateral branches whorled; trunk straight, 
cylindrical, 3 cm diam.; lateral branches covered 
with muricate bodies that attract aggressive ants; 
flowers tubular, tube pale yellow and green, limb 
segments refelxed 
McDonald & Ismail 3800 5 June 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
