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Catalog (Accession) #: 970096
Occurrence ID (GUID): 0f2ecbec-02e6-4906-87c6-7cb1111166c8
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371650
Taxon: Syzygium acuminatissimum (Blume) DC.
Family: Myrtaceae
Determiner: J. Yalang (20-Feb-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4A2078   
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: small tree, to 16.08 m in height, DBH 15.5 cm, trunk height to foliage 8.5 m, crown height 7.58 m, crown width 4.85 m, stilt roots up to 0.85 m,; foliage 4 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, broad,; bark dark brown, brown,; cambium dark brown, brown, cream,; wood dark brown, brown, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): dako, yapoi, yazi; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts and frame in house construction; firewood; sticks to support sugar cane and yams; fruits for stones to hunt birds.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN
Specimen Images
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: 0f2ecbec-02e6-4906-87c6-7cb1111166c8
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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