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Catalog #: WP5E1276

Occurrence ID: 21171052-2212-4d43-a996-1252be553bdc

Family: Lauraceae

Observer: Binatang Research Center

Number: WP5E1276

Date: 2007-07-23

Verbatim Date: 26 Apr 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 9.5 m in height, DBH 7 cm, trunk height to foliage 4.75 m, crown height 4.75 m, crown width 4.75 m; foliage 0 kg mature wet mass, 0 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark smooth, rough, with lenticels; fissures horizontal, broad; bark black, dark brown, grey; cambium dark brown, brown, green; wood orange, 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