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Catalog (Accession) #: 970081
Occurrence ID (GUID): 9953fa1a-bf23-4636-8303-f54691826112
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371665
Taxon: Microcos tetrasperma Merr. & L.M.Perry
Family: Malvaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (18-Aug-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP2B0130   
Date: 2014-03-29
Verbatim Date: 29 Mar 2014
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 9.96 m in height, DBH 8.1 cm, trunk height to foliage 5.13 m, crown height 4.83 m, crown width 3.5 m,; foliage 1 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark with lenticels,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark brown, light brown,; cambium light brown,; wood white,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): ; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for walls and flooring in house construction; spice; bark for medicine.
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: 9953fa1a-bf23-4636-8303-f54691826112
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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