Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)
969948
8b809e77-3d98-4b4d-b8c1-08178ea32d2e
1371569
Gomphandra montana (G.Schellenb.) Sleumer
Stemonuraceae
K. Molem
15-Sep-2014
Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center
NP1A0044
2013-06-03
03 Jun 2013
Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222 145.2714
1200 meters (3936ft)
Primary lower montane forest
small tree, to 8.3 m in height, DBH 8 cm, trunk height to foliage 5 m, crown height 3.3 m, crown width 4.2 m,; foliage 1.1 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, broad,; bark light brown, grey, green,; cambium light brown, white, cream,; wood white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): vaivai; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts and frame in house construction; firewood; digging tool to plant crops.
BRC, LAE, MIN
Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
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