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Plant records from the New Guinea Binatang Research Center
Catalog (Accession) #: YP4B0187
Occurrence ID (GUID): 7c2999dc-3ceb-4c96-a32c-54ee8d966420
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   YP4B0187   
Date: 2021-07-10
Verbatim Date: 19 Oct 2012
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.1637  146.842017
Elevation: 1749 meters (5737ft)
Habitat: Primary montane rainforest
Description: pandanus, to 28.6 m in height, DBH 19.8876124118011 cm, trunk height to foliage 14.5 m, crown height 14.1 m, crown width 10.15 m, stilt roots up to 6.9 m; foliage 36 kg mature wet mass, 0.511 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark rough; fissures horizontal, narrow; bark white; cambium white; wood 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
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Record Id: 7c2999dc-3ceb-4c96-a32c-54ee8d966420
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