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Catalog #: NP1B0041

Occurrence ID: 11bb0a45-8110-45d3-871c-cd1ce4b5fc4f

Family: Lauraceae

Observer: Binatang Research Center

Number: NP1B0041

Date: 2014-08-18

Verbatim Date: 21 Mar 2014

Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba

Latitude/Longitude: -5.7222  145.2714

Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)

Habitat: Primary lower montane forest

Description: tree, to 15.24 m in height, DBH 11.3 cm, trunk height to foliage 11.8 m, crown height 3.44 m, crown width 3.58 m; foliage 2 kg mature wet mass; outer bark smooth; bark light brown; cambium yellow, white; exudate absent; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: mondu, wega wega Local use: Timber for fence construction and for posts, frame, flooring, and walls in house construction; firewood; wood for making dundu drums