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Plant records from the New Guinea Binatang Research Center
Catalog (Accession) #: YP2D0071
Occurrence ID (GUID): 6cac9854-a567-4b03-8296-07f3301277de
Taxon: Benstonea rostellata (Merr. & L.M. Perry) Callm. & Buerki
Family: Pandanaceae
Determiner: Z. Ezedin (10 Jul 2021)
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Collector: Binatang Research Center   YP2D0071   
Date: 2021-07-10
Verbatim Date: 25 Jul 2012
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.1642  146.840083
Elevation: 1738 meters (5701ft)
Habitat: Primary montane rainforest
Description: pandanus, to 8 m in height, DBH 5.9 cm, trunk height to foliage 2.8 m, crown height 5.2 m, crown width 4.5 m; foliage 4.5 kg mature wet mass, 0.187 kg juvenile wet mass; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local name: jigan Local use: split stems used for fencing, flooring, and house posts; leaves used for thatched roofing
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Record Id: 6cac9854-a567-4b03-8296-07f3301277de
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