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Catalog (Accession) #: 970152
Occurrence ID (GUID): 0ceecd23-31b2-4e82-a57b-92f92c30307c
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371740
Taxon: Syzygium acuminatissimum (Blume) DC.
Family: Myrtaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (10-Sep-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP1B0066   
Date: 2014-04-09
Verbatim Date: 09 Apr 2014
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 20.8 m in height, DBH 21.9 cm, trunk height to foliage 11.7 m, crown height 9.1 m, crown width 7 m, stilt roots up to 50 m,; foliage 17 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark flaky, with lenticels,; fissures vertical, horizontal, narrow,; bark brown, light brown,; cambium brown,; wood black, dark brown, brown, light brown, white,; exudate absent,; wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): dako, yapoi, yazi; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts and frame in house construction; firewood; sticks to support sugar cane and yams; fruits for stones to hunt birds.
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: 0ceecd23-31b2-4e82-a57b-92f92c30307c
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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