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Catalog (Accession) #: 912609
Occurrence ID (GUID): 6047d297-c540-4eb0-af22-6b19993e0a62
Taxon: Polyscias spectabilis (Harms) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Family: Araliaceae
Determiner: Z. Ezedin (14 Oct 2020)
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Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WS4A0238   
Date: 2006-05-16
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Wanang Village
-5.229583  145.178467
Verbatim Coordinates: E145 10.708; S5 13.775
Elevation: 115 meters (377ft)
Habitat: Secondary lowland rainforest
Description: TREE to 7m in height, DBH 6.9cm, trunk height to foliage 6m, crown height 1m, crown width 1.3m, OUTER BARK with lenticels, FISSURES vertical, BARK light brown, CAMBIUM light brown, WOOD light brown, white, EXUDATE colorless, from felled plot. Local name: mui. Local uses: leaves used as poison for killing fish, timber for fence construction.
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: 6047d297-c540-4eb0-af22-6b19993e0a62
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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