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Catalog (Accession) #: 949679
Occurrence ID (GUID): bd824f51-0ea6-4126-bc91-6cc83b41fbcb
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1297707
Taxon: Beccarianthus acutifolius (Mansf.) J.F.Maxwell
Family: Melastomataceae
Determiner: Z. Ezedin (29 Oct 2020)
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Collector: Weiblen, G.D.   YS1G0047   
Date: 2010-11-22
Verbatim Date: 11/22/2010
Additional Collectors: Binatang Research Center
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Yawan Village
-6.1631  146.840217
Verbatim Coordinates: E146 50.413, S6 9.786
Elevation: 1752 meters (5747ft)
Habitat: Secondary montane rainforest
Description: TREE to 13.1m in height, DBH 13.6cm, trunk height to foliage 5.6m, crown height 7.5m, crown width 3.5m, OUTER BARK rough, with lenticels, FISSURES vertical, broad, narrow, BARK light brown, grey, green,CAMBIUM dark brown, brown, WOOD brown, light brown, EXUDATE absent, DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot.
Notes: Distribution: BRC, LAE, MIN; Local Name: ipa ipa; Village Use: timber for house, shed, and fencing construction
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Rights Holder: Bell Museum
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: bd824f51-0ea6-4126-bc91-6cc83b41fbcb
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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