Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 970303

Occurrence ID: a0bc0275-3bea-4caa-9c3f-ada43c923db8

Secondary Catalog #: 1371903

Taxon: Rhodomyrtus elegans (Blume) A.J.Scott

Family: Myrtaceae

Determiner: K.Pomoh

Date Determined: 2-Oct-2014

Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center

Number: NP4B0271

Date: 2014-05-09

Verbatim Date: 09 May 2014

Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba

Latitude/Longitude: -5.7222 145.2714

Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)

Habitat: Primary lower montane forest

Description: tree, to 8.31 m in height, DBH 6.2 cm, trunk height to foliage 3.35 m, crown height 4.96 m, crown width 3.7 m,; foliage 9 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark flaky,; cambium light brown, grey,; wood light brown,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): kombai; Local Use(s): Posts in house construction; axe handles.

Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN

Specimen Media

Open Medium File

Open Large File

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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.

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Timothy Whitfeld, Collections Manager (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)

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