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Plant records from the New Guinea Binatang Research Center
Catalog (Accession) #: YP1C0025
Occurrence ID (GUID): 6fec30f0-00de-419b-aa7b-ec6c56165fa3
Taxon: Benstonea adinobotrys (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Callm. & Buerki
Family: Pandanaceae
Determiner: Z. Ezedin (10 Jul 2021)
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Collector: Binatang Research Center   YP1C0025   
Date: 2021-07-10
Verbatim Date: 12 Feb 2011
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.163017  146.842983
Elevation: 1732 meters (5681ft)
Habitat: Primary montane rainforest
Description: pandanus, to 15 m in height, DBH 14.9 cm, trunk height to foliage 11.5 m, crown height 3.5 m, crown width 5.6 m, stilt roots up to 4.4 m, spines or thorns present; foliage 25 kg mature wet mass, 0.5321 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark smooth; bark white, cream; cambium cream, green; exudate white; 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
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Record Id: 6fec30f0-00de-419b-aa7b-ec6c56165fa3
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