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Catalog (Accession) #: 970031
Occurrence ID (GUID): ee066598-d9c5-4a93-9b2c-966072bab73b
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371597
Taxon: Litsea elliptica Blume
Family: Lauraceae
Determiner: K. Molem (10-Sep-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP1A0050   
Date: 2013-05-31
Verbatim Date: 31 May 2013
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: small tree, to 10.67 m in height, DBH 7.7 cm, trunk height to foliage 7.72 m, crown height 2.95 m, crown width 3 m,; foliage 0.5 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, broad,; bark white, grey,; cambium white, cream,; wood yellow, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): mondu kwendve; Local Use(s): For house construction; firewood.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN
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Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: ee066598-d9c5-4a93-9b2c-966072bab73b
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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