Full Record Details

Catalog #: WP1B0072

Occurrence ID: 16958e8d-8350-4330-83e5-c91c1957a66c

Family: Lauraceae

Observer: Binatang Research Center

Number: WP1B0072

Date: 2007-07-22

Verbatim Date: 20 Mar 2006

Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Wanang

Latitude/Longitude: -5.2373  145.177183

Elevation: 115 meters (377ft)

Habitat: Primary lowland rainforest

Description: tree, to 12.4 m in height, DBH 8.6 cm, trunk height to foliage 9.2 m, crown height 3.2 m, crown width 3.1 m; foliage 3 kg mature wet mass, 0 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark smooth; bark dark brown, brown, red; cambium light brown, orange; wood light brown, white; exudate absent; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local name: malang malang Local use: used for fencing, young leaves are chewed with betel nuts, timber for house construction, used for constructing small huts, used for firewood