PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Myrtaceae Cat. # 3854 
Xanthostemon confertiflorum Merr. 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
Kabaena; Kabaena, 
Gunung Sabampolulu, 1 km S-SE of Tangkeno 
5°16'S 121°56'E Alt: 700-900 m 
Habitat: 
W slopes of range, mixed ecotone of grasslands and 
short forest; arborescent associates include Grevillea, 
Helicia, Gardenia, Vaccinium, Eugenia; soils 
serpentine. 
Field Char: 
Common forest-margin tree 5 m tall, branching at 
base and above; trunks 5-20 cm diam.; bark reddish- 
brown, flaky; flowers abundant, calyx green, petals 
red, stamens red, style red, ovary green. 
McDonald & Ismail 3854 22 July 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Proteaceae Cat. # 3855 
Grevillea elbertii Sleum. 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
Kabaena; Kabaena, 
Gunung Sabampolulu, 1 km S-SE of Tangkeno 
5°16'S 121°56'E Alt: 700-900 m 
Habitat: 
W slopes of range, mixed ecotone of grasslands and 
short forest; arborescent associates include Grevillea, 
Helicia, Gardenia, Vaccinium, Eugenia; soils 
serpentine. 
Field Char: 
Common forest-margin tree 8 m tall, branching 
midway up; bole 10 cm diam.; bark gray, narrowly 
and vertically grooved; leaves coppery-silver below, 
green above; flowers pale cream. 
McDonald & Ism a il 3855 22 July 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
