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Catalog (Accession) #: 970016
Occurrence ID (GUID): 2d4fc2f7-7132-4a69-8318-1f0b85789206
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371612
Taxon: Litsea collina S.Moore
Family: Lauraceae
Determiner: K. Molem (13-Feb-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP1A0003   
Date: 2013-06-27
Verbatim Date: 27 Jun 2013
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 36.8 m in height, DBH 24.1 cm, trunk height to foliage 32.9 m, crown height 3.9 m, crown width 5.9 m, buttresses up to 0.2 m,; foliage 6 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, flaky,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark light brown, white, grey,; cambium white, cream,; wood white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): wega wega, mondu; Local Use(s): For fence construction and for posts and frame in house construction; firewood; for traditional drums.
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: 2d4fc2f7-7132-4a69-8318-1f0b85789206
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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