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Catalog (Accession) #: 914106
Occurrence ID (GUID): 5980dfb3-e615-4714-a35a-1275c618285c
Taxon: Pterocymbium beccarii K.Schum.
Family: Malvaceae
Determiner: Molem, K. (17/Jan/2008)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WP5A1058   
Date: 2007-10-02
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Wanang Village
-5.2373  145.177183
Verbatim Coordinates: E145 10.631; S5 14.238
Elevation: 115 meters (377ft)
Habitat: Primary lowland rainforest
Description: TREE to 20.35m in height, DBH 13.9cm, trunk height to foliage 14.47m, crown height 5.88m, crown width 4.65m, OUTER BARK smooth, rough, FISSURES vertical, horizontal, broad, narrow, BARK dark brown, brown, grey, green, CAMBIUM brown, light brown, white, grey, green, WOOD brown, light brown, white, EXUDATE absent, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: ningl. Local uses: used for construction of small huts, used to sharpen canoes.
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: 5980dfb3-e615-4714-a35a-1275c618285c
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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