New Plants from Papuasia. Novelties from the Lakemanu and Bismarck–Ramu expeditions

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by  Wayne Takeuchi

NEWPLANTSFROMPAPUASIA. NOVELTIES
FROMTHELAKEKAMUAND
BISMARCK-RAMUEXPEDITIONS
W.TAKEUCHI
BotaniccilResearchInstituteojTexas
doLaeNationalHerbariumand
VapiiaNewGiinieaForestResearchInstitute
RO. Box314, Lae.RAPUANEWGUINEA
ABSTRACT
TwospeciesareformallydescribedIromrhe 1996surveyoftheLakekamubasin.The
newplantsareAIerf';»///i7ii?/w/-r//'ert-;Af/j(Melasconiataceae)and7'r/V/jfti/;cTW//w.\toCT/.f//(Tiliaceae).
Mectinillcibhiiicircii-rcniiiitinnisdescribedfromthe1995biologicalsurveyoftheBismarck-
Ramutract.Taxonomicandecologicalnotesareprovidedwiththediagnoses.
ABSTRACT(mHLANI-SIAN TOKPISJN)
WanpelawokbuspainimautkamappinislongpiesLakekamu,longOktoba14igoNovemba
12, 1996.Dispelawokikama|Timtupelaliklikdiwaiweinupelasamtingolgeta.Lain
saientisgivimolnemolsem:Medtnillcisapoi-rivereiisisnaTy'iclooiperiiitinistevensii.Narapela
nupelasamtingkamapimlonggraunlongBismak-Ramu,nanembilongdispelaemiMedinilia
hisiiuircli-rLiimiensis.
iNTKODi:c;r]ON
TheLakekamubasinwasbotanicallysurveyedbetweenOctober14and
November 12, 1996,aspartofageneralbiologicalassessmentorganized
byConservationInternationalandtheFoundationforPeopleandCommu-
nityDevelopment.ThesurveyterritoryisregardedasoneofPapuaNew
Guinea'sI6terrestrialunknownareas(Sekiiran&Miller1995: 114)andis
alsorankedamongthehighestvaluesitesforbiodiversitypreservationin
Papuasia(ibid: 121). Asynopsisofscientific resultsfrom theexpedition
waspreviouslypublished(Mack 1998).Thepresentpaperprovidesafor-
maldescriptionfortwooftheplantslisteditsnewspeciesintheearlierpublication
(Takeuchi&KulanginMack 1998).
Athirdspecies{Mediniliahisniarck-raniiiensis)isdescribedfromanex]ie-
ditionreviewedbyHedemarketal.(1997)andTakeuchi(1999).
DF.SCRIFTIOKOl-NEWSPECIF.S
MELASTOMATACEAE
Mediniliabisniarck-ramuensisTakeuchi,sp. nov.(Fig. 1).Typk;PAPUA
NEWGUINEA.WesternHkjIii.andsProvinch:BismarckRange,Mt.Oibo,ridgeline
SiDA18(4);1071-108L 1999
1()72 SioA18(4)
1r.ni
I'K..I.Mcdinillabi.smarck-ramuensis'lakcLiclii.A.Vegetativehabit.B.Leafandpetiolar
auricles.C.Inflore.scenee:llowersobscLiredbybracts.1).Cyme.H.Major.stamen;perspec-
tivesh'omthebticl.llrawntromthetypeliyN.i1..S.Ilowcroli.
Takjujchi,NewplantsfromPapuasia 1073
near'Camp1,'GPS05°35.513'S,144"47.252'E,elev.2,357m,4Ocr1995(11),
W.Tcik/ichi10.408(holotype:LAP;isotypf.s:A,K,L).
MeclinillaeschlechteroMansfeklerM.)iit/iisfelcliiiiiaeMerrill&Perryaffini.sscdabieapetiolis
auricularisdiffert.
Erectepiphyticshrubto2minheight.Branchletsrobust,terete,obliquely
ascending,indumentumsetiform,spreadingorsubappressed,±dense;nodal
innovationscrowded,setose,acroscopic,10mmlong,glabrousandsmooth
oratmostobscurelyplumulosenearthebase.Leavesisomorphic;bladesfleshy
orcoriaceous,ellipticorbroadlylanceolate, 13.8-20.0cm x 4.3-9.0cm,
apexacuteorgraduallyacuminate,baseequal,cuneatetoobtuse,margin
entire,notorhardlyreflexed,laminaepunctate,bichromatic,adaxialsur-
facedarkopaquegreen,abaxiallypalepurple-suffused,bifaciallyalveolate
insicco;venation5-7plinerved,ventrallyprominulous,moreorlesschan-
nelled, raiseddorsallyanddistinctlypurple,thelateralpairsofveinsdi-
vergingfromatmost22mmabovethebase,atfirstsubsericeous,progres-
sivelysetosetowardsthepetiole,laterglabrateonthematurelamina,reticulating
nervesinvisible;petiolesto25mmlong,setose,proximallyalate,thewings
paired,auriculiform,to31 mm X 15mm,foliaceous,themarginsusually
entire,rarelyerulose,surfacespurpleandglabrous.InfloresceJicedichasial,2—
12cmlong,solitaryorfascicled,variablyinserted,infrafoliarandlateralto
cauline,occasionallyfrom theaxilsofattached leaves,allpartsdarkred-
dish-purpleexceptforthecorolla,rachisescernuous,terete,notoronlysparingly
branched,setuloseatnodes,glabrousinbetween,conspicuouslyandper-
mm
sistentlybracteate;bractsgeminate,orbicular,ca. 8 broad,involute,
infrequentlywithmarginsdistantlyfimbriate,surfacesglabrous,venulose,
nervationanastomosing;pedicels3—4mm,subtendedbypairedbracteolcs.
Flawers(measuremientsfromspirit-preservedmaterial)acuteinbud;hypanthium
setose,cupuliform-ovoid,typically5mm x4-5mm,margindenticulate
orirregularlynotched;corolla5-merous,choripetalous,white,imbricate,
petals13mmX9mm,asymmetric;stamens10,glabrous,isomorphicbutof
differinglengths,5longstamensalternatingwith5shortones,thelongerouter
stamens:filamentca.2.3mm,anthersca.4.1mm;shorterinnerstamens:
filamentca. 1.9mm,anthersca. 3.0mm;allstamenswithanthersatfirst
inwardlyretrorseandcontiguouswiththefilament,dorsallyecalcarateor
nearlyso,ventralappendagesminute;style7-8mmlong,glabrous,cylin-
drical,apicallytapering,s—tigmadiscolorousandpunctiform.Fruitsnotseen.
Distributionandecology. Medinillabismarck-ramuensisisknownonlyfrom
montaneforestsinWesternHighlandsandMorobeProvinces.Thetypewas
foundasscatteredplantsinfog-sweptclearings,growingonmossystumps
andlogs. —
Etymology. Thenewspeciescommemoratesthe 1995Bismarck-Ramu
expedition.
1074 SiDA18M)
Pakatyi'i;.PAPUANEWCiUINHA.Mokohi;Provinci;:AsckiPatrolArt-anear1laLimsia,
elev.X9()()h(I,S()()m), iAprI966(H),L.A.Cn/ro/&R.Sdmhk'//5?(A,CANB,K,L,
LAE).
MedindlaiscomparabletoCyrtniiclniinitspatternofendemicdiversification.
Evenat thetimeofthe firstrevisionofPapuasian taxa(Mansfeld 1925),
Meditiillawasalreadyoneofthelargerwoodygenera,withaconspectusof
53species.MerrillandPerry(1943)lateradded16speciesusingakeypatterned
onMansfeld.Baker(1916),Ohwi(1913),andBakhuizen(V;43)alsocon-
trilouted species from the Wollaston expedition, the Kanehira-Harusima
collections,andDutchNewGuinea,respectively.Numerouscontemporary
gatheringscannotbeaccommodated by theseearliercontributions, sug-
gestmgthatthenumberofundescribedspeciesissubstantial.
InMansfeld (1925: 115-18)the new species will key toM. schlechteri
Mansfeld.Unlikemosttreatmentsfromthe'BeirragezurFloravonPapuasien'
series,Mansfeld'skey is written inLatin ratherthanGerman. Although
outdated,Mansfeld'streatmentstillstandsasthemostcomprehensiveavailable
accoLuit.MediinlL/his))iiirck-rcni///u)/siscanbeinsertedintothecouplettrain
atspecies50,inthefollowingmanner:
I'oliasLipra^'labra,SLihcLisnervispilisiioiiiiullisvestitis
PctioUisauricLilarus: Medinillabismarck-ramuensisTakcaichi
PetioliisnonauricLilatLis: MedinillaschlechteriMansfeld
InMerrillandPerry(1943:427-28),/\I.mamfddicimiMerrill&Perryis
theclosestmatchrothenewspecies,butthelongerandmanifestlyauricled
petioleson M. hruiunxk-rciiUNeiisisaredistinctive.The novelty'saffinity is
actuallytoagrou|^consistingoffourspecies(forkG,ibid:427).
MednidliibisiHiink-rcnii//ciis!smaybeconnectedtothecomplexcharacter-
izedbypersistentbractsandbracteoles,andregardedbyMerrillandPerry
(ibid: 422)as comprisingadistinctsection. In Papuasia, thisalliance is
characteristicofthearchipelagicstationsfromNewBritaintotheSolomons
and(unlikethenewspecies)isusuallymarkedlyanisophyllous.Itwasnot
previouslythoughttooccurontheNewGuineamainland.
Medinillasapoi-riverensisTakeuchi,sp.nov.(Fig.2).Typi-PAPUANEW
GUlNliA.Ciiiii'PkovincI':Lakekamu,nearSajioiRiver,(irstravineonthetrackabove
IvimkaResearchStation,07°44'S,146°30'E,elcv.1S3m,11Oct1996(11,Ir),W.
'Wikaiibi&J.KuLiui^11.]98(iioi.otvpi;:LAE;lsotvpfs:A,BISH,BRIT,CANB,K,
E).
Meclin/ILiWciy'n\iMansfehlsimilissetlinllorcscenriisnonterminalihns.
Epiphyticshrub,ascendingorwithbranchesextendedandhanging.Stetm
c]tiadrangulate,tetrapterous,weak,hollow,surfacesgreen,minutelyanddistantly
stellate-furfuraceousonapicalintervals,olderpartsglabrousandpustulate,
nodalinnovationslight-brownsetose, 15-25 mmlong,theyoungestones
Takihichi,NewplantsfromPapuasia 1075
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5mm
Fig.2.Medinillasapoi-riverensisTakeuchi.A.Vegetativehabit.B.ImmaturejnfrLicrescence.
C.Matureinlructescence.D.Flower,.showing.3petals,2.stamens,andthestyle;otherparts
removedforclarity.F.FtLut.DrawnfromthetypebyN.H.S.Howcrolt.
l('7Ci SiDA18(1)
somewhatplumuloscbiitwithtliehaitsfugacious.Leavesequal,obliquely
diverging;bladeslinear-ellipticornarrowlylanceolate,subcoriaceous,23-
33cm X 5.2-8.0cm,adaxialsurfacesopaquegreen,abaxiallypalegreen;
apexattenuate,prolongedintoa filiform caudaornot, margms reflexed,
basecuneate toobtuse, laminareddish-purple in flush, initially stellate-
pubescentonveins,glabrouswhenmature;venation 5-plinerved,thelat-
eralpairsdivergingfromlessthan 12mmabovethepetiole,raisedonboth
sides,tertiarynervationtransversal,scalariform,ventrallyprominulous,dorsally
lessapparent;petiole8-15mmlong,glabrescent.hijlorescem'eramigerous,
paniculihjrm,ultimatelycymose,lax,pendulotis, 10-18cmlong,ternate
orquaternateonthehrstorderramification,lateralbranchesto 1cmlong,
allaxesnitid, red, flaccid,delicate, inconspicuouslyand stellatelypubes-
c1e-n3t,mevmentltoinalgl.yFglloaubreartse;(mHeoraaslurbreamcetnstlsinefarr,ompersspiisrtiitn-gp,rheasredrlvyedvimsaitbeler;iaple)d:icheyl-s
panthiumcylindrictonarrowlyovoid,3.0-3.5 mm x 2.5-2.8mm,mar-
gintruncateor4-denticulate,exteriorsurfaceslightgreen,atfirstverysparsely
lepidotelikethepedicel,glabrateatanthcsis;corolla4-parted,acuteinbud,
petalspink,reflexed,ecostate,asymmetric,distallyoblique,apiculate,4.0
mmX2.5-2.8mm;stamens8,equal,glabrous,filaments2.3-2.6mmlong,
apicallyattenuate,anthers 1.9-2.0 mm long,distinctlycalcarateand bi-
appendiculate,dorsalspurca.0.1 mm long, linear,basallydirected,ven-
strtayllea6p.p5e-n6d.a9gemsmlobluolnagt,e,stiingtmraorsdeilsycoplroorjoeucstianngd,pduenltcotiidf,orcam.,0r.e2cemptmivelosnugr;-
hice obscurely papillate. Fn/itglobose, 5-6 mm in diameter, baccate,
p1o.l2ymspmermXoLi0s.,5emxmoc,artpesgtrae—epanlte,urvneirnrgucbullaocske.whenripe;seedsoblongoid, 1.0-
Dislrih/zt/ouundecology. Knownwithcertaintyonlyfrom thetypelo-
cality.MedniiUiisapoi-rivereusisisinfrequentinnaturalgrowthfi)othillfor-
est, favoring mainly thewettersites afforded bydarkdrawsandgullies,
especiallynearHowingcreekswithclosedoverstories.\iisshade-lovingand
doesnotoccurinseraisituations.AcollectionfromWesternProvince{Henty
etill.i)iNGF42788)maybeM.scipoi-riverensis,extendingitsrangefurther
westtowardstheborderwithIrianJaya.Thevegetativecharactersarecon-
sistentwiththenewspecies,butthespecimenlacksthefertilestructures
requiredfor—reliableidentification.
Ftyiuology. MedniUhisapoi-nrerei/sisisnamed afterthetypelocalityin
theLakekamubasin.
Medinilhiscipoi-rivereusisisdistinguishedbyitselongateleavesandqua-
drangular-alatebranchlets.Othersalientcharactersarethelax,pendulous
inHorescenceswithvcrticellatebranching. Innovationsaresetoseatolder
nodesandonlycaducouslyplumuloseintheapicaltufts.
MedimlUisapoi-riveremhkeysto/\l,icancciMansfeld(Mansfeld1925)but
Takeuchi,NewplantsfromPapuasia 1077
thelatterspecieshasaterminalinflorescence.Thereisalsoanapparentaffinity
toM. mansfeldianaJVlerrill &Perry,andAl. schlechteriMansfeld. Thenew-
speciesdiffersfromM.niamfeldianabythenatureanddensityoftheindtimentum,
lengthoftheinflorescence,andsizeofthebracts.FromM.schlechteri,itdiffers
inhavingclearlypetiolateleaves,smallerbracts,andesetosecalyces.
TILIACEAE
TrichospermumstevensiiTakeuchi,sp.nov(Fig.3).Type:PAPUANEWGUINEA.
Gui.i-Province:Lakekamu,SapoiRiver,streambanksnearbasecamp,07°44'S,146°
29.5'E,elev,105m,7Nov1996(IIbud,fr,xylariumcollection),W.Tak'ucbi&J.
KiiLing]1.589(noLOTYPi::LAE;isotypes:A,BISH,BRIT,CANB,K,L).
Foliasubterconspercestellato-pilosaetcosramedianer\'isqueminutestellato-lepidotisdiffert.
Smalltreeto8mtall.Stemwithontbuttressorbasalswell,exteriorsur-
facespalegrayish-brown, unfissured, notlenticellate;barkthick, fibrous,
extractableinflexiblestripsorplates;woodwhite,weak,verylightinweight.
Branchletsflexuous,terete,sparinglymucilaginousfromcutsurfaces,pithy,
indumentumstellate,squamulate,scalesdarkbrown,atmost0.3mmdi-
ameter,coarsely-armed, crowded, occasionallyaccompanied bylargeras-
cendinghairsespeciallyatthestemapices.Stipulescaducousorpersisting
throughseveralnodes,oblong-ovate,typically 10mmX 4mm,rarelyto
14mm X 10mm,foliaceous,yellow-green,cordately-basedorauriculate,
proximallyandlaxlyprovidedwithindumentumlikethebranchlets,oth-
erwiseglabrescent.Leavesdistichous,membranaceous,adaxiallydarkdull
green,abaxiallymediumgreenandmarkedbyopaquepunctulations,ven-
tralsurfiicespuberulous,thehairssimpleorstellate,followingveins,dor-
salsurfacesstellate-pilosulous,hairs4-8armed,ascending,processesshort,
mm
ca.0.2 long,themidribalsoprovidedwithasecondaryindumentum
ofsmallerappressedlystellatescales; maturebladesoblong,weaklycon-
strictednearthemiddle,22-32cm x 10.5-14cm;apexlong-acuminate,
moreorlessabruptlydeveloped, theacumen 2.0-3-5 cm long;leafmar-
ginsentiretothenakedeye,remotelyandminutelytoothedundermagnification,
serrulationsglandular-thickened from excurrentnervules; leafbasetrun-
cateormorecommonlybroadlycordate,thesinuswhenpresentto 1.5cm
deep,basalglandsmarginal,occurringaslinearcallositiesflankingthepetiole
insertion;lateralveins7-9aboveabasalnervation,ofteninoppositepairs,
acutelydiverging(ca.45°fromthemidrib),generallystraight,endingin
commissuralloopingnervesornot,majorveinsplaneorhardlyraisedven-
trally,dorsallyprominulousandwithprimaryaxilsstellatelycomose,higher
orderaxilsclear, intercostalsobliquelyscalariform, tertiaryvenation lax;
petiole14-25mmlong,unchannelled,indumentumasthebranchlets.Inflorescence
axillary,to8.5cmlength,axestexturallyscabrid,variablycoveredbystel-
latescalesandoccasionalinterspersedhairs,rachidesunequal,oftenfractiflex.
1078 SiiiA1,S(4)
10mm 1mm
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Fig.3.TrichospermumstevensiiTakeuchi.A.I'lowerin^branchlcc,B.Matureleaf.C.
Vegetativebranchlecandstipules.D.Intriictesccnte,E.DehiscedIrtiits.F.Detailotcap-
sulefromside.Cj.Ca|"iSLilchairs,sliowinythe1steUatet\'pestliscussediiithetext.Drawn
tromthetypeb\'N.IFS.1hiwcroft.
Takfuchi,NewplantsfromPapuasia 1079
bifurcateorternateatthefirstbranch,ultimatelycymose,peduncle5-30
mmlong;bractsdeciduous,free,linear-acuminateorligulate,usually2-3
mm
long,sparselystellate-hairy,thecymessubtendedby6bracteoles.Flowers
notseenatanthesis,immaturebuds(allmeasurementsfromrehydratedmaterial)
ovoidtosubglobose,4.5-5.5 mm x 5.5—6.0mm,yellow-green;sepals5,
valvate,fleshy,ovate,5mm X 3mm,outersurfacescoarselyandminutely
stellate-hairy,insidenon-stellatelypilosulouswithsubmoniliformhairs;corolla
included,imbricate, 5-choripetalous,chartaceous,reticulatelyvenose,el-
liptictooblong,ca. 4 mm X 2 mm,clorsallywithindumentum likethe
contiguouscalycinesurface,ventrallyglabrate;androeciumpolyandrous,
congested,glabrous,anthersmedifixed,arcuate;ovarycompressed,ptilverulent,
style4-lobulate; receptacle pilose;pedicels ca. 1.5 mm long. Capsules 2-
celled,loculicidal,polyspermous,distinctlybroaderthanlong, 13-15mm
X 20-23mm,compressedbutwithotherwiseweaklyinflatedlobes,sum-
mitretuse,stylepersisting,capsularbaseobscurelystipitate,androecium
residuepresentonthefruit,valves2,thin-crustaceous,marginate,brown-
ish-greenturningblackafterseeddispersal,persistentlyandbasallycon-
nate,insideglabrous,smoothorintermittentlystriate,outsidesomewhat
harshlytomentulose,theindumentumstellate,dimorphous,bilayered,the
largerhairslax,4—8armed,processes0.5—1.0mmlong,radiate,underneath
owbiltahncaecoloantgee,stdeodrslaalyleyrcoofncvoeaxrseansdcalveesntr0a.l3lym±mcotdyilaomiedt,erca..Se1e.d4smobmovaXte1o.0r
mm,testabrown,shaggy-fimbriateonecjuatorialmargins,fimbriaefulvous,
3—4mmlong. —
Distribiitumandecology. Trichospennumstevenstiis thusfarknownonly
fromlowlandrainforestsofGtilfProvince.Thenewspeciesischaracteristic
ofregrowthenvironmentssuchasgaps,landslides,forestmargins,andstirge
zonesalongopenstreambeds.Itismostcommonlyseeninassociationwith
variousspecieso{Macctrangct^orasaco-dominantinearlyriverinesucces-
sions.Nearl—yallsightingswereinsterileconditionduringthesurvey.
Etymology. ^ThenewspeciesisnamedafterProfessorP.P.Stevens,anauthority
ontheMalesianfloraandaspecialistinEricaceaeandClusiaceae.
Pakatyph.PAPUANEWGUINEA.GulfProvince:subdistriccBaimuru,abovePurari
River,63kmat65°fromBaimuru,07°15'S,145°20'E,elev.240m,26Mar1974(fr,
wood),//?.Croftetal.n>LAE6114}(A.BRI.CANB,K,L,LAE),
InKostermans'(1972)revisionolTnchospernu/ui,T.stevensUarguablykeys
closesttotheextra-PapuasianT.mowtaknsisKosterm.andT.fosbergiiKosterm.
AlthoughKostermans'relianceonunderleafmclumentumisusefulforpri-
maryseparations,Trichospernuinisteveiis'iifallsbetweenthecracksonthefirst
ordercouplets.ItisnearesttoforkIc(ibid:405—406)butthecombination
ofdorsalscaleswithscattered,erecthairsisnotcoveredbyanyoftheprin-
lOHO SiDA IK(1)
cipalleads.Thestrictestsokitiontorintegrationintotheexistingkeyisto
introdticeanotherdescriptorforthenewspecies,asfollows:
If. LowerleafSLirlace.stiuamnlareoncostae,andwithscatrereel,erectstellate
hairsoninrerveniaandhitjherordernervation V.stevcnsiiTaketichi
Iftheiinderleafhairson thenewspeciesaregenerously interpreted, it
canbeforcedintoKostermans conspectus,inwhichcaseanapparentcon-
nection toT. iiiorotciierisisand 7!josbergiiwillemerge.Substantivedistinc-
tionsinleafandcapsulesizewouldstillprovideseparationagainstthepre-
cedingtaxa.AmongPapuasianrepresentatives,T.sttveusiiappearscloseto
T. tripyxis(K.Schum.)Kosterm.,butthelatterspecieshastrivalvedca]^-
sules.ThecompressedbivalvedfruitsofT.stcveiisiialsosuggestaffmityto
T.peekeliiBurret,buttheindumentumisclearlyinconsistentwiththatspecies.
Thetypecollectionhasbranchletswithappressedstellatescalesratherthan
theerecto-patentvestitureonmostPapuasiantaxa.
ThebastofTrichosperDninisteveusiiisveryresilient;theentirebarkisstripped
insheetsfromthetrunkandtheresultingmatsappliedasflooringbyLakekamu
villagers.OtherspeciesofTrichosperiiii/uiarenotedfortheirfibervakie(ibid:
403).
ACKNOWLF.IXiMENTS
FtmdingformyparticipationontheLakekamusurveywasprovidedby
Conservation International. AndrewMackand theFoundationforPeople
andCommunityDevelopmentweretheprincipalorganizersforthesurvey.
The 1995Bismarck-RamuExpeditionwasfundedbytheGlobalHnviron-
mentFacilityandtheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram.Myworkin
PapuasianbotanywassupportedbytheLiz(daiborneandArtOrtenberg
Foundation. Processingand identificationofplantspecimensoccurredat
theLaeNational Herbarium and PNG Forest ResearchInstitute. Emily
Woodand Michael Bartleyof Harvard Herbariakindly responded tore-
questsforspecimeninformation.NevilleHowcroftprovidedillustrations
ofthenewspecies.JohnPipolyIII,mycolleagueattheBotanicalResearch
InstituteofTexas,correctedtheLatin.Mysincerethankstoalltheseindi-
vidualsandorganizations.
ri;i-i:ri-N(:i-s
BakEix-rp,edEi.tgi.on19to16.DtMierlcahscNoemawtaGcueianee.a,In:1R9i1d2l—ey1,3.N.THr.ansR.epLoirntn.onSotch.eLboontadnoyn,ofBtohce.W9o:l5l0a—s5t7o.n
Bakhuizi^NvandinBrink,R.C.191rAcontributiontotheknowled^'coftheMelastomataceae
occurrint;intheMalayArchipelas^'o,especiallyintheNetherlandsEastIndies. Thesis
Utrecht(reprintedinRectieilTrav.Hot.Neerl.40:1-391. 1946).
IliDbiio.lMoAL;KiKc,alM.s,iir.Sv.e\1'Iawmiitih.iosxo,ciaolnodt;Wic.alTaaknidicliogiii.st1i9ca9l7.coRempmoernttso.ntPheNGfirsDteBpits.moafrcEnk\-'Riraomnu-
mentand(Conservation,PortiVloresb\'.