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Catalog (Accession) #: 969945
Occurrence ID (GUID): 745dcc9e-ee00-4f4a-8d26-9eabb074adea
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371507
Taxon: Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr.
Family: Fabaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (18-Jul-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP3B0220   
Date: 2014-05-27
Verbatim Date: 27 May 2014
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: climber, to 26.5 m in height, DBH 6.5 cm, trunk height to foliage 20.5 m, crown height 6 m, crown width 15 m,; foliage 7 kg mature wet mass, ; fissures vertical, horizontal, broad,; bark dark brown, brown, light brown,; cambium brown, red,; wood light brown, white,; exudate red,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): kangu nara; Local Use(s): Climbing vines cut for potable sap that serves as water substitute during shortages.
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: 745dcc9e-ee00-4f4a-8d26-9eabb074adea
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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