PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Araceae Cat. #3817 
Araceae 
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 perennial herb in temporally inundated 
areas, ca. 10 leaves per root stalk, petioles pale 
yellow and dark green, lamina sagittate, spadix the 
same; spathe maroon ouside, striate-maroon inside, 
broadly lanceolate, inflorescence yellowish. 
McDonald & Ismail 3817 7 June 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Orchidaceae Cat. #3818 
Orchidaceae 
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: 
Rare understory, solitary herb 1 m tall, terrestrial, 
suspended on stilt roots; branching sympodial; 
flowers white throughout, throat yellow. 
McDonald & Ismail 3818 7 June 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
