PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
RUBIACEAE 
Aidia racemosa (Cav.) Triv. 
E. Sumba; Ngallu. N ofBaing, ca. 4-5 kmNW of 
Paranda, "Gunung Laipupu". 
300 m 9°12S; 120°33E. Ecotone of limestone forest 
& open, natural grassland on red sandy clay substrate. 
Dominants include legumes. 
Midstory tree 13 m tall, branching midway up, 
perpendicular to trunk; bole crooked, cylindrical, 15 
cm dbh; bark pale gray; fruits immature, yellow- 
green. 
Local name: 
Comments: NCI voucher. 
McDonald & Sunaryo 4356 05/03/1994 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
EUPHORBIACEAE 
Croton oblongus Burm. 
E. Sumba; Ngallu. N ofBaing, ca. 2 km NW of 
Paranda, "Gunung Laipupu". 
200 m 9°12S; 120°33E. Southern slopes of 
mountain range, canopy varying from 8-30 m tall. 
Fossiliferous (coral) limestone substrate. 
Midstory tree 7 m tall, branching above, bole straight, 
cylindrical, 10 cm dbh; bark pale gray, somewhat 
rough; fruits pale green. 
Local name: 
Comments: NCI voucher. 
McDonald & Sunaryo 4358 05/04/1994 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
TILIACEAE 
Melochia arborea Blanco 
E. Sumba; Ngallu. N ofBaing, ca. 2 km NW of 
Paranda, "Gunung Laipupu". 
200 m 9°12S; 120°33E. Southern slopes of 
mountain range, canopy varying from 8-30 m tall. 
Fossiliferous limestone substrate. 
Short weedy tree 5 m tall, branching midway up, bole 
straight, cylindrical, 70 cm dbh; bark dark gray; 
flowers few, corolla 5-lobed, lavender, ca. 1 cm 
diam.; stamens yellow. 
Local name: 
Comments: NCI voucher. 
McDonald & Sunaryo 4357 05/04/1994 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
RUTACEAE 
Aegle marmelos Corr. 
E. Sumba; Ngallu. N ofBaing, ca. 2 kmNW of 
Paranda, "Gunung Laipupu". 
200 m 9°12S; 120°33E. Southern slopes of 
mountain range, canopy varying from 8-30 m tall. 
Fossiliferous (coral) limestone substrate. 
Midstory tree 8 m tall, branching above & below, 
bole straight, 13 cm dbh; bark tannish-gray, vertically 
flaky; fruits ellipsoidal, hard punctate, sweet-smelling, 
endocarp (?) sticky. 
Local name: "bila" 
Comments: The fruits are edible. NCI voucher. 
McDonald & Sunaryo 4359 05/04/1994 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
