Plant records from the New Guinea Binatang Research Center (NGBRC)
WP5B1116
49c956c8-a922-4457-a809-54ef3f504cc0
Mallotus peltatus Müll.Arg.
Euphorbiaceae
K. Damas (14 Nov 2007)
Binatang Research Center
WP5B1116
2007-11-14
06 Oct 2007
Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Wanang
-5.2373 145.177183
115 meters (377ft)
Primary lowland rainforest
tree, to 6.72 m in height, DBH 6.3 cm, trunk height to foliage 1.44 m, crown height 5.28 m, crown width 4 m; foliage 0.8 kg mature wet mass, 0 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark smooth, rough; fissures vertical, narrow; bark light brown, white, green; cambium brown, light brown, red, grey; wood brown, light brown, white; exudate absent; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: siau siau Local use: timber for house construction, used for construction of small huts, used for firewood