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Catalog (Accession) #: 970130
Occurrence ID (GUID): e3781be8-cfcd-4d48-8bdd-96d951d16db9
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371718
Taxon: Rhus taitensis Guill.
Family: Anacardiaceae
Determiner: K.Pomoh (14-Feb-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NS4A0212   
Date: 2013-11-22
Verbatim Date: 22 Nov 2013
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Secondary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 19.5 m in height, DBH 17.1 cm, trunk height to foliage 8.6 m, crown height 10.9 m, crown width 4.6 m,; foliage 5 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, broad,; bark dark brown, brown, light brown, white, green,; cambium light brown, yellow, white,; wood white, cream,; exudate white, cream,; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): kwamoi, mineviyam; Local Use(s): Walls in house construction; sap for glue to make axe handles.
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: e3781be8-cfcd-4d48-8bdd-96d951d16db9
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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