Plant records from the New Guinea Binatang Research Center
Catalog (Accession) #:
WP4C0910
Occurrence ID (GUID):
07fc5c5f-fde8-4efa-8be5-e25b50db6a30
Taxon:Planchonella obovata (R. Br.) Pierre Family: Sapotaceae
Determiner: Z. Ezedin (10 Jul 2021)
Show Determination History
Hide Determination History
Collector:
Binatang Research Center WP4C0910
Date: 2021-07-10
Verbatim Date: 09 Apr 2007
Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Wanang
-5.2373 145.177183
Elevation:
115 meters
(377ft)
Habitat:
Primary lowland rainforest
Description:
tree, to 20.35 m in height, DBH 13.2 cm, trunk height to foliage 14.15 m, crown height 6.2 m, crown width 3.35 m, stilt roots up to 45 m; foliage 6.4 kg mature wet mass, 0 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark smooth, rough; fissures vertical, broad, narrow; bark black, dark brown, white, grey; cambium dark brown, brown, light brown; wood dark brown, brown, light brown, white; exudate white; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: yamu ningi Local use: timber for house construction, used for firewood, used for fencing