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Catalog #: NP2B0083

Occurrence ID: 10f00497-80c3-441f-9ae2-9e943a275849

Family: Cyatheaceae

Observer: Binatang Research Center

Number: NP2B0083

Date: 2014-09-10

Verbatim Date: 31 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 fern, to 9.3 m in height, DBH 12.8 cm, trunk height to foliage 6.4 m, crown height 2.9 m, crown width 2.4 m, spines or thorns present; foliage 1 kg mature wet mass; fissures broad; bark black, dark brown, brown, light brown; cambium black, white; wood black, brown, white; exudate red; wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: bomba, pivi, mu ray Local use: Leaves for walls in temporary shelters and houses and for mattresses; edible young leaves