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Plant records from the New Guinea Binatang Research Center
Catalog (Accession) #:
YP1E0054
Occurrence ID (GUID):
1dad5545-2171-45f7-a310-10b3c708a7b7
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 YP1E0054
Date: 2021-07-10
Verbatim Date: 10 May 2012
Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.164067 146.83985
Elevation:
1719 meters
(5638ft)
Habitat:
Primary montane rainforest
Description:
pandanus, to 20.9 m in height, DBH 16.4 cm, trunk height to foliage 15.9 m, crown height 5 m, crown width 9.4 m, stilt roots up to 4.8 m; foliage 6.1 kg mature wet mass, 0.483 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark rough, with lenticels; fissures horizontal, broad; bark brown, light brown; cambium light brown, white; wood light brown, white; 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: 1dad5545-2171-45f7-a310-10b3c708a7b7
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