PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Moraceae Cat. # 3805 
Ficus pungens Reinw. & Bl. 
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: 
Riparian tree 10 m tall, overhanging river; bole 
cylindrical, 20 cm diam; bark pale gray, smooth; 
inflorescence cauliflorous on trunk, woody, 
branching, figs small, green, hard. 
McDonald & Ismail 3805 7 June 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Thymelaeaceae Cat. ft 3806 
Phaleria coccinea (Gaud.) Muell. 
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: 
Shrub 5 m tall, branching sparingly; stems dark 
brown, flowers white, stamens and style exserted ca 
1 cm beyond corolla tube. 
McDonald & Ismail 3806 7 June 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
