PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Piperaceae 
Piper mestonii Bailey 
Cat. # 3809 
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: 
Liana, stems to 20 m long, 3 cm diam, branching; 
inflorescenes abundant, scarlet. 
McDonald & Ismail 3809 7 June 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Euphorbiaceae Cat. # 3810 
Phyllanthus 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 shrub 1.5 m tall, much branched; leaves 
pale green below, green above, berries reddish-pink. 
McDonald & Ismail 3810 7 June 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
