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Catalog (Accession) #: 970128
Occurrence ID (GUID): 0a4fc4f5-475a-495b-a453-e82a8be3db3a
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371720
Taxon: Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Family: Sapindaceae
Determiner: Z. Ezedin (10-Jul-2021)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4A2050   
Date: 2013-07-25
Verbatim Date: 25 Jul 2013
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: small tree, to 13.5 m in height, DBH 6.2 cm, trunk height to foliage 10 m, crown height 3.5 m, crown width 1.51 m,; foliage 0.3269 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, broad,; bark brown, light brown, white, green,; cambium brown, light brown, white, cream,; wood brown, light brown, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, 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: 0a4fc4f5-475a-495b-a453-e82a8be3db3a
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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