Plant records from the New Guinea Binatang Research Center (NGBRC)
WP5B1094
19cae898-56fe-4146-b6a6-d10784bbf60d
Mallotus peltatus Müll.Arg.
Euphorbiaceae
Z. Ezedin (10 Jul 2021)
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Binatang Research Center
WP5B1094
2021-07-10
08 Oct 2007
Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Wanang
-5.2373 145.177183
115 meters (377ft)
Primary lowland rainforest
tree, to 12.21 m in height, DBH 7.5 cm, trunk height to foliage 6.99 m, crown height 5.22 m, crown width 4.11 m, stilt roots up to 0.44 m; foliage 4 kg mature wet mass, 0 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark rough; fissures vertical, horizontal, narrow; bark light brown, white, grey, green; cambium brown, red, grey; wood light brown, red, white, grey; exudate absent; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local name: kui unge duag Local use: timber for house construction, used for building small huts