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Catalog #: WP5C1358

Occurrence ID: 566e018f-06c7-463d-8c6d-a4c8ef703a6d

Family: Lauraceae

Observer: Binatang Research Center

Number: WP5C1358

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 7.45 m in height, DBH 5 cm, trunk height to foliage 4.85 m, crown height 2.6 m, crown width 2.62 m; foliage 0.5845 kg mature wet mass, 0 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark smooth, rough; fissures broad; bark black, dark brown, brown, grey; cambium dark brown, brown, light brown; wood brown, light brown, yellow, white; exudate absent; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, 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