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Bell Museum plants
Catalog (Accession) #:
970285
Occurrence ID (GUID):
9138bf6c-1cfd-4628-bb75-0a171888396c
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #:
1371885
Taxon:
Sphaeropteris auriculifera (Copel.) R.M.Tryon
Family: Cyatheaceae
Family: Cyatheaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (10-Sep-2014)
Collector:
Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center NP2B0083
Date: 2014-03-31
Verbatim Date: 31 Mar 2014
Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222 145.2714
Elevation:
1200 meters
(3936ft)
Habitat:
Primary lower montane forest
Description:
tree fern, to 9.3 m in height, DBH 12.8 cm, trunk height to foliage 6.4 m, crown height 2.9 m, crown width 2.4 m, spines or thorns present,; foliage 1 kg mature wet mass, ; fissures broad,; bark black, dark brown, brown, light brown,; cambium black, white,; wood black, brown, white,; exudate red,; wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): bomba, pivi, mu ray; Local Use(s): Leaves for walls in temporary shelters and houses and for mattresses; edible young leaves.
Notes:
BRC, LAE, MIN
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: 9138bf6c-1cfd-4628-bb75-0a171888396c
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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