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Catalog (Accession) #: 970284
Occurrence ID (GUID): 392ee275-e632-4513-9723-e77651e73763
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371884
Taxon: Sphaeropteris marginata (Brause) R.M.Tryon
Family: Cyatheaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (25-Aug-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP3B0168   
Date: 2014-04-25
Verbatim Date: 25 Apr 2014
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: Tree fern, to 4.7 m in height, DBH 6.4 cm, trunk height to foliage 2.4 m, crown height 2.3 m, crown width 3.9 m,; foliage 2.5 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark rough, with lenticels,; bark black, brown,; cambium black,; wood dark brown, brown, white,; exudate orange,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): imundi; Local Use(s): Edible leaves cooked and eaten as greens.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN
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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: 392ee275-e632-4513-9723-e77651e73763
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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