Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 970077

Occurrence ID: 01891757-ce26-4d25-8769-58bd3b401155

Secondary Catalog #: 1371669

Taxon: Medusanthera laxiflora (Miers) R.A.Howard

Family: Stemonuraceae

Determiner: K. Molem

Date Determined: 18-Aug-2014

Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center

Number: NP1B0077

Date: 2014-04-09

Verbatim Date: 09 Apr 2014

Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba

Latitude/Longitude: -5.7222 145.2714

Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)

Habitat: Primary lower montane forest

Description: tree, to 15 m in height, DBH 20.8 cm, trunk height to foliage 9.2 m, crown height 5.8 m, crown width 4.72 m,; foliage 5.05 kg mature wet mass, 0.67 kg juvenile wet mass, ; outer bark with lenticels,; fissures vertical, horizontal, narrow,; bark brown, light brown, red,; cambium light brown, yellow,; wood yellow, white,; exudate absent,; wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): baitum, garungo; Local Use(s): For posts in house construction; firewood; digging tool.

Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN, US, GH, K, L, CANB, SING, BISH, BRIT, BRU

Specimen Media

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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.

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Timothy Whitfeld, Collections Manager (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)

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