University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
POLYGONACEAE 
Polygonum chinense L. 
Det. By: Afriastini, August 1, 1991 
Field Char: Herbaceous and creeping, petiole 
reddish. Leaves reddish-green. Flowers white 
with brown calyx. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: District of Manokwari, 
Subdistrict Anggi, Village Iraiweri, Hamlet 
Singgenia; Sungai Upper. 
Habitat: Along river bank and stony area. 
1900 m 
Local Names: "Mohui" (Hatam), "Agout" (Sougb) 
Med Uses: To treat malaria, fever, and liver disease. 
Elizabeth A. Widjaja 4159, June 5, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z2584-T, U44Z2585-U. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of 
Natural History and Herbarium Bogoriense. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
FAGACEAE 
Lithocarpus rufovillus (Markgr.) Rehd. 
Det. By: Afriastini, August 1, 1991 
Field Char: Tree 6 m tall, dbh 30 cm. Bark with 
vertical fissures, brown-red. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: District of Manokwari, 
Subdistrict Anggi, Village Iraiweri, Hamlet 
Singgenia; Sungai Upper. 
Habitat: Near the village and "ladangs" 
(farms). 
1900 m 
Local Names: {f Bijip w (Hatam), "Stega" (Sougb) 
Med Uses: To treat toothache. 
Used for smoking. 
Elizabeth A. Widjaja 4166, June 5, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z2586-V, U44Z2587-W 
U44Z2588-X. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of 
Natural History and Herbarium Bogoriense. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
CLUSIACEAE 
Det. By: Afriastini, August 1, 1991 
Field Char: Tree 25 m tall, dbh 20 cm. Flower 
greenish. Stembark bitter. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: District of Manokwari, 
Subdistrict Anggi, Village Iraiweri, Hamlet 
Singgenia. 
Habitat: Slope of hill. 
2010 m 
Local Names: ’’Buwub” (Hatam), "Buwub" (Sougb) 
Med Uses: To treat coughing and tuberculosis. 
Elizabeth A. Widjaja 4167, June 5, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z2589-Y, U44Z2590-Z 
U44Z2591-A. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of 
Natural History and Herbarium Bogoriense. 
University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
ERICACEAE 
Rhododendron konori Becc. 
Det. By: Afriastini, August 1, 1991 
Field Char: Shrub 1-1.5 m tall. Flowers white. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: District of Manokwari, 
Subdistrict Anggi, Village Iraiweri, Hamlet 
Singgenia. 
Habitat: Marshy land. 
2010 m 
Local Names: "Sechai" (Hatam), "Chopchai" 
(Sougb) 
Med Uses: As eye-drops for eye complaints 
Elizabeth A. Widjaja 4168, June 5, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z2592-C, U44Z2593-F 
U44Z2594-G. 
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer 
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold 
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of 
Natural History and Herbarium Bogoriense. 
