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Catalog (Accession) #: 970259
Occurrence ID (GUID): 05f7ca8c-b568-4dfb-abe1-6a2de74cbeb0
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371860
Taxon: Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Family: Sapindaceae
Determiner: Z. Ezedin (10-Jul-2021)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP3B0224   
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: tree, to 26.5 m in height, DBH 40.1 cm, trunk height to foliage 15.5 m, crown height 11 m, crown width 10.3 m, buttresses up to 0.6 m,; foliage 36 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth,; bark dark brown, brown, light brown,; cambium light brown, orange,; wood light brown, white,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): gandai, gandai ti; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts, walls, and flooring in house construction; edible fruit; firewood.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN
Specimen Images
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: 05f7ca8c-b568-4dfb-abe1-6a2de74cbeb0
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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