University of Illinois at Chicago 
PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA 
SYMPLOCACEAE 
Symplocos cochinchinenses (Lour.) Moore 
var. sogerensis (Brand.) Nooteb. 
Det. By: Afriastini, August 1, 1991 
Field Char: Trees 6 m tall, dbh 10-20 cm. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: District of Manokwari, 
Subdistrict Anggi, Village Iraiweri, Hamlet 
Irai 1, G. Kobrei. 
Habitat: Marshy land. 
2050 m 
Local Names: "Bienchu" (Hatam), "Sokojof" 
(Sougb) 
Elizabeth A. Widjaja 4242, June 8, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z2617-G, U44Z2618-H 
U44Z2619-I. 
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 
VIOLACEAE 
Viola arcuata BC. 
Det. By: Afriastini, August 1, 1991 
Field Char: Herb, creeping. Flower white with 
purple veins on lower petal. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: District of Manokwari, 
Subdistrict Anggi, Village Iraiweri, Hamlet 
Irai, Airstrip area and along road to Danau 
Anggi Gigi. 
Habitat: Wet grassland, wet area. 
1800 m 
Local Names: "Nyamdutz" (Hatam), "Armesa" 
(Sougb) 
Med Uses: Used to promote pregnancy. 
Elizabeth A. Widjaja 4273, June 8, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z2620-J. 
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 
NAYADACEAE ? 
Det. By: 
Field Char: Flower white with hairy margin. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: District of Manokwari, 
Subdistrict Anggi, Village Iraiweri, Hamlet 
Irai, Danau Anggi Gigi. 
Habitat: On the water (lake). 
1800 m 
Local Names: "Misuanto" (Hatam), "Auggimeritz" 
(Sougb) 
Med Uses: Used to promote pregnancy. 
Elizabeth A. Widjaja 4274, June 8, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z2621-K, U44Z2622-L. 
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 
ORCHIDACEAE 
Phaius tankervillii Bl. 
Det. By: Afriastini, August 1, 1991 
Field Char: Flower white. 
Notes: Terrestrial. 
Locality: Irian Jaya: District of Manokwari, 
Subdistrict Anggi, Village Iraiweri, Hamlet 
Irai 1, near Danau Anggi Gigi. 
Habitat: Wet grassland. 
1850 m 
Local Names: "Korkneki" (Sougb), "Beteboum 
ming" (Hatam) 
Med Uses: Used to treat hepatitis. 
Elizabeth A. Widjaja 4277, June 10, 1991 
This is a voucher specimen for 
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening 
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z2623-M, U44Z2624-N. 
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. 
