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Catalog (Accession) #: 970133
Occurrence ID (GUID): f8e5648a-f670-4240-9735-4a9fa38a34a4
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371715
Taxon: Rhus taitensis Guill.
Family: Anacardiaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (12-Feb-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4A2054   
Date: 2013-07-30
Verbatim Date: 30 Jul 2013
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 33.5 m in height, DBH 36.1 cm, trunk height to foliage 16.8 m, crown height 16.7 m, crown width 10.1 m,; foliage 38 kg mature wet mass, 1.822 kg juvenile wet mass, ; outer bark rough, with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, narrow,; bark dark brown, brown, white, cream,; cambium brown, light brown, white,; wood brown, light brown, white, cream,; exudate white,; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): kwamoi, mineviyam; Local Use(s): Walls in house construction; sap for glue to make axe handles.
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: f8e5648a-f670-4240-9735-4a9fa38a34a4
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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