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Plant records from the New Guinea Binatang Research Center
Catalog (Accession) #: YP3D0146
Occurrence ID (GUID): 16d6af08-a714-45a1-a2d3-543ac98d40ae
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   YP3D0146   
Date: 2021-07-10
Verbatim Date: 21 Aug 2012
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.1642  146.840083
Elevation: 1738 meters (5701ft)
Habitat: Primary montane rainforest
Description: pandanus, to 11.6 m in height, DBH 10.1771733350546 cm, trunk height to foliage 7 m, crown height 4.6 m, crown width 3.7 m, stilt roots up to 6.9 m; foliage 26 kg mature wet mass, 0.834 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: 16d6af08-a714-45a1-a2d3-543ac98d40ae
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