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Catalog (Accession) #: 969727
Occurrence ID (GUID): c871212b-e063-4bf3-a281-753149a20a5c
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371315
Taxon: Aglaia rimosa Merr.
Family: Meliaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (3-Jun-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4A2059   
Date: 2013-07-29
Verbatim Date: 29 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 11.92 m in height, DBH 6.4 cm, trunk height to foliage 5.5 m, crown height 6.42 m, crown width 4.8 m,; foliage 2.5 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark rough, flaky,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark dark brown, brown, cream,; cambium brown, light brown, white, cream,; wood brown, light brown, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): mungei; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts, walls, flooring, and roofing in house construction; firewood.
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: c871212b-e063-4bf3-a281-753149a20a5c
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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