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Plant records from the New Guinea Binatang Research Center
Catalog (Accession) #:
YP1B0006
Occurrence ID (GUID):
67e3419f-49f3-49d5-afdd-12f8e172ae62
Taxon:
Benstonea adinobotrys (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Callm. & Buerki
Family: Pandanaceae
Family: Pandanaceae
Determiner: Z. Ezedin (10 Jul 2021)
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Collector:
Binatang Research Center YP1B0006
Date: 2021-07-10
Verbatim Date: 01 Jun 2012
Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.1637 146.842017
Elevation:
1749 meters
(5737ft)
Habitat:
Primary montane rainforest
Description:
pandanus, to 16.3 m in height, DBH 13.3 cm, trunk height to foliage 12.8 m, crown height 3.5 m, crown width 10.7 m, stilt roots up to 3.7 m; foliage 36 kg mature wet mass, 0.596 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark rough, with lenticels; fissures horizontal, broad; bark brown, light brown; cambium light brown, white; wood brown, light brown; exudate absent; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local name: umong Local use: split stems used for fencing, flooring, house posts, and fireplaces; leaves used for roofing and weaving; roots used in tying grass skirts
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Record Id: 67e3419f-49f3-49d5-afdd-12f8e172ae62
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