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Catalog (Accession) #: 970275
Occurrence ID (GUID): 8963224c-3485-49bc-aa07-610da439a8b1
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371875
Taxon: Pangium edule Reinw.
Family: Achariaceae
Determiner: T. J. S. Whitfeld (2023-07-03)
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Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP1A0010   
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 29.04 m in height, DBH 25.8 cm, trunk height to foliage 18.8 m, crown height 10.24 m, crown width 4.45 m,; foliage 1.5 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, flaky,; fissures vertical, broad,; bark light brown, white, grey, green,; cambium white, cream,; wood white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): komba; Local Use(s): Leaves for walls and trunk for flooring in house construction; edible fruit.
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: 8963224c-3485-49bc-aa07-610da439a8b1
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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