Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)
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87ff0946-4c97-4238-a22c-1d102e98dfcc
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Litsea timoriana Span.
Lauraceae
B. Bau (9-Feb-2015)
Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center
NP1A0031
2013-06-24
24 Jun 2013
Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222 145.2714
1200 meters (3936ft)
Primary lower montane forest
tree, to 36.34 m in height, DBH 68 cm, trunk height to foliage 21.14 m, crown height 15.2 m, crown width 11.9 m, buttresses up to 1.37 m,; foliage 45 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark rough, flaky,; fissures vertical, broad,; bark brown, light brown, grey,; cambium white, cream,; wood white, cream,; wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): mondu, wega wega; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts, frame, flooring, and walls in house construction; firewood; wood for making dundu drums.
BRC, LAE, MIN, US, GH, K, L, CANB, SING, BISH, BRIT, BRU
Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
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87ff0946-4c97-4238-a22c-1d102e98dfcc
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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