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Catalog #: WP5C1161

Occurrence ID: c1d8da84-72e4-49eb-abb1-ba0e992f710b

Family: Lauraceae

Observer: Binatang Research Center

Number: WP5C1161

Date: 2007-08-29

Verbatim Date: 18 Jun 2007

Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Wanang

Latitude/Longitude: -5.2373  145.177183

Elevation: 115 meters (377ft)

Habitat: Primary lowland rainforest

Description: tree, to 8.1 m in height, DBH 5.6 cm, trunk height to foliage 5.8 m, crown height 2.3 m, crown width 3.5 m; foliage 1 kg mature wet mass, 0 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark smooth, rough, with lenticels; fissures broad; bark black, dark brown, grey; cambium dark brown, brown, light brown; wood black, light brown, yellow; 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