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Catalog (Accession) #: 958193
Occurrence ID (GUID): 54ccbb49-a30e-401e-a015-2eab00a321c3
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1299389
Taxon: Syzygium hylophilum (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) Merr.
Family: Myrtaceae
Determiner: Sosanika, G. (23 Mar 2011)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D.   YP2C0104   
Date: 2011-02-19
Verbatim Date: 19 Feb 2011
Additional Collectors: Binatang Research Center
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Yawan
-6.16302  146.84298
Elevation: meters
Verbatim Elevation: 1732
Habitat: Primary montane rainforest
Description: TREE to 14.87m in height, DBH 16.3cm, trunk height to foliage 4.87m, crown height 10m, crown width 6m, OUTER BARK smooth, FISSURES vertical, narrow, BARK brown, white, cream, WOOD brown, light brown, EXUDATE absent, DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot.
Notes: Local Name: karofang, Local Use: timber for house and fence construction; firewood; fruit is a food source for cassowaries and is used in hunting
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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: 54ccbb49-a30e-401e-a015-2eab00a321c3
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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