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Catalog (Accession) #: 969799
Occurrence ID (GUID): 8e07206d-b0fc-4f9f-90be-9738ea541ae9
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371378
Taxon: Chionanthus riparius (Lingelsh.) Kiew
Family: Oleaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (13-May-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP1B0032   
Date: 2014-03-18
Verbatim Date: 18 Mar 2014
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 10 m in height, DBH 5.4 cm, trunk height to foliage 5.6 m, crown height 4.4 m, crown width 3.25 m,; foliage 1.5 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, narrow,; bark white, grey,; cambium light brown,; wood light brown, white,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): yazi, norongu, bomai; 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, 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: 8e07206d-b0fc-4f9f-90be-9738ea541ae9
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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