Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 970087

Occurrence ID: ea2ddee0-26d5-451d-b63f-bd9dfad20d1f

Secondary Catalog #: 1371659

Taxon: Timonius kaniensis Valeton

Family: Rubiaceae

Determiner: Z. Ezedin

Date Determined: 6 Aug 2025

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

Number: NP1B0078

Date: 2014-03-19

Verbatim Date: 19 Mar 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 14.7 m in height, DBH 8.2 cm, trunk height to foliage 7.7 m, crown height 7 m, crown width 5.22 m,; foliage 2 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark flaky,; bark brown,; cambium light brown,; wood yellow,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): agambayongo; Local Use(s): Timber 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.

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

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