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Catalog (Accession) #: 969769
Occurrence ID (GUID): 0a96d484-83e9-41eb-9b29-3f529caea4bc
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371353
Taxon: Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) R.Parker
Family: Meliaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (15-Sep-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP1A0016   
Date: 2013-05-29
Verbatim Date: 29 May 2013
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 10.1 m in height, trunk height to foliage 3.1 m, crown height 7 m, crown width 1.6 m,; foliage 2 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark rough, with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, broad,; bark brown, light brown, white, cream,; cambium white, cream,; wood light brown, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): mungei, ambambu; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts and frame in house construction; firewood.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN
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Rights Holder: Bell Museum
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: 0a96d484-83e9-41eb-9b29-3f529caea4bc
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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