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Catalog (Accession) #: 970032
Occurrence ID (GUID): cb8ec3dd-1898-4c8d-b124-ee37670a1463
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371596
Taxon: Litsea timoriana Span.
Family: Lauraceae
Determiner: K. Molem (18-Jul-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4B0290   
Date: 2014-05-23
Verbatim Date: 23 May 2014
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 18.1 m in height, DBH 11.8 cm, trunk height to foliage 13.1 m, crown height 5 m, crown width 4.4 m,; foliage 3 kg mature wet mass, 9 kg juvenile wet mass, ; outer bark rough,; bark grey,; cambium brown, light brown,; wood yellow, white,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): mondu, wega wega; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts, frame, flooring, and walls in house construction; firewood; wood for making dundu drums.
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: cb8ec3dd-1898-4c8d-b124-ee37670a1463
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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