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Catalog (Accession) #: 958213
Occurrence ID (GUID): cdd48615-30c8-4ece-b1fc-2e8bdbf3bd2e
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1299417
Taxon: Steganthera hospitans (Becc.) Kaneh. & Hatus.
Family: Monimiaceae
Determiner: G. Sosanika (18 Aug 2011)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D.   YP2C0145   
Date: 2011-02-17
Verbatim Date: 17 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 4.55m in height, DBH 5.2cm, trunk height to foliage 2.55m, crown height 2m, crown width 2m, OUTER BARK smooth, FISSURES narrow, BARK white, cream,CAMBIUM light brown, orange, WOOD light brown, EXUDATE absent, DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot.
Notes: Local Name: tongo, Local Use: timber for house and fencing construction; firewood; leaves used as cigarette paper
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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: cdd48615-30c8-4ece-b1fc-2e8bdbf3bd2e
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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