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Catalog (Accession) #: 969902
Occurrence ID (GUID): 572c2689-2a2d-41d1-b52e-d887cac7e837
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371496
Taxon: Dysoxylum parasiticum (Osbeck) Kosterm.
Family: Meliaceae
Determiner: K.Pomoh (13-Feb-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP1A0009   
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 27.45 m in height, DBH 24.7 cm, trunk height to foliage 7.65 m, crown height 19.8 m, crown width 5.9 m,; foliage 30 kg mature wet mass, 2 kg juvenile wet mass, ; outer bark rough, flaky,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark light brown, white, grey,; cambium white, cream,; wood light brown, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): mungei; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts in house construction; firewood; wood for axe handles.
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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: 572c2689-2a2d-41d1-b52e-d887cac7e837
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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