PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Asclepiadaceae Cat. #4156 
Asclepias 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
Kabaena; Kabaena, 
Summit of Sangia Wita, ca. 10 km SE of Tangkeno. 
5°19'S 121°58’E Alt: 1500 m 
Habitat: 
Short, sclerophyllous, subelfin forest; associates 
include Melastoma, Actinodaphne, Meliosma, 
Calamus, Daphniphyllum; soils serpentine. 
Field Char: 
Occasional vine, stems twining, to 5 m long, calyx 
greenish, petal segments 5, maroonish with two 
medial yellowish lines, corona campanulate, white; 
fruits purple. 
McDonald & Ismail 4156 5 August 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Rhamnaceae Cat. #4157 
Rhamnus nipalensis (Wall.) Laws. 
Det. By: McDonald 1993 
Locality: 
Kabaena; Kabaena, 
Summit of Sangia Wita, ca. 10 km SE of Tangkeno. 
5°19'S 121°58'E Alt: 1500 m 
Habitat: 
Short, sclerophyllous, subelfin forest; associates 
include Melastoma, Actinodaphne, Meliosma, 
Calamus, Daphniphyllum; soils serpentine. 
Field Char: 
Occasional shrub at summit (liana in lower forest), 
rotund, 2 m diam, 1 m tall, branching profusely, 
leaves dark green above, light green below, flowers 
green; fruit triangular-rotund, 7 mm diam, red. 
McDonald & Ismail 4157 5 August 1993 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
