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Catalog (Accession) #: 913841
Occurrence ID (GUID): 15856dca-114a-4a9f-97ca-f9301a179438
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1299432
Taxon: Gnetum gnemon L.
Family: Gnetaceae
Determiner: K. Damas (23-Jul-07)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D.   WP3C0627   
Date: 2007-04-02
Verbatim Date: 02-Apr-07
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Wanang Village
-5.2373  145.177183
Verbatim Coordinates: S5 14.238 E145 10.631
Habitat: Primary lowland rainforest
Description: TREE to 16.99m in height, DBH 13.9cm, trunk height to foliage 9.35m, crown height 7.64m, crown width 4.46m, OUTER BARK rough, with lenticels, FISSURES horizontal, broad, BARK black, dark brown, grey, CAMBIUM dark brown, brown, light brown, white, WOOD dark brown, brown, light brown, LATEX absent
Notes: from 1 ha plot; Village use: fruits and young leaves are cooked for food, bark used for making bilum; local name: kunu; Duplicate Distribution: BRC, LAE, MIN, US, A, KEW, L, CANB, SING, F, MO, NY
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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: 15856dca-114a-4a9f-97ca-f9301a179438
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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