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Catalog (Accession) #: 970084
Occurrence ID (GUID): 5649f0ba-b822-43a4-9b1c-17759d8638ea
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371662
Taxon: Microcos tetrasperma Merr. & L.M.Perry
Family: Malvaceae
Determiner: M. Rimandai (25-Feb-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4A2066   
Date: 2013-07-24
Verbatim Date: 24 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 9.93 m in height, DBH 7.9 cm, trunk height to foliage 4.43 m, crown height 5.5 m, crown width 2.9 m,; foliage 1.5 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, narrow,; bark brown, light brown,; cambium brown, light brown, cream,; wood brown, light brown, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): ; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for walls and flooring in house construction; spice; bark for medicine.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN, US, GH, K, L, CANB, SING, BISH, BRIT, BRU
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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: 5649f0ba-b822-43a4-9b1c-17759d8638ea
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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