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Catalog (Accession) #: 970149
Occurrence ID (GUID): 23f703a5-81f4-48e3-9b5f-e42ed3563a76
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371743
Taxon: Syzygium acuminatissimum (Blume) DC.
Family: Myrtaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (9-Sep-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP1A0025   
Date: 2013-05-31
Verbatim Date: 31 May 2013
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: small tree, to 11.47 m in height, DBH 9.3 cm, trunk height to foliage 4.73 m, crown height 6.74 m, crown width 2.69 m, stilt roots up to 0.15 m,; foliage 5 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, with lenticels,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark brown, light brown, yellow,; cambium white, cream,; wood white, cream,; exudate absent,; 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: 23f703a5-81f4-48e3-9b5f-e42ed3563a76
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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