PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Lauraceae Cat. # 4000 
Lindera malaccensis Hook. f. 
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: 
Canopy tree 18 m tall, branching midway up; bole 
somewhat buttressed, 40 cm diam.; bark reddish 
brown, crust under plates; leaves dark green above, 
light green below; stamens in 5 fascicles, anthers 
yellow. 
McDonald & Ismail 4000 26 July 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Sterculiaceae Cat. #4001 
Melochia arborea Blanco 
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: 
Canopy tree 12 m tall, branching above and below; 
bole cylindrical, 20 cm diam.; bark gray with 
horizontal, black lenticels; calyx pale green, petals 
pink, corolla throat orange; filaments lavender. 
McDonald & Ismail 4001 26 July 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
