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Catalog (Accession) #: 970013
Occurrence ID (GUID): d5708784-6b05-4a0a-b634-be91a8d51c56
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371615
Taxon: Horsfieldia spicata (Roxb.) J.Sinclair
Family: Myristicaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (17-Sep-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP1B0057   
Date: 2014-06-03
Verbatim Date: 03 Jun 2014
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 31.7 m in height, DBH 43.8 cm, trunk height to foliage 17.5 m, crown height 14.2 m, crown width 11.6 m,; foliage 70 kg mature wet mass, 0.2031 kg juvenile wet mass, ; outer bark rough,; fissures vertical, broad,; bark dark brown, brown, white,; cambium light brown, red, white,; wood light brown, white,; exudate red,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): manivam, gamka, paiwai; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts, frame, and flooring in house construction.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN, US, GH
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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: d5708784-6b05-4a0a-b634-be91a8d51c56
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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