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Catalog (Accession) #: 970012
Occurrence ID (GUID): 4d2c901b-242d-48a7-ab0c-a0d22739e936
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371616
Taxon: Horsfieldia spicata (Roxb.) J.Sinclair
Family: Myristicaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (29-May-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4A2101   
Date: 2013-07-13
Verbatim Date: 13 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 8.2 m in height, DBH 7.7 cm, trunk height to foliage 6.6 m, crown height 1.6 m, crown width 1.2 m,; foliage 1 kg mature wet mass, 0.042 kg juvenile wet mass, ; outer bark rough, with lenticels,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark dark brown, brown, light brown, grey,; cambium white, cream,; wood light brown, white, cream,; exudate red,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): manivam, gamka, paiwai; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts, frame, and flooring in house construction.
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: 4d2c901b-242d-48a7-ab0c-a0d22739e936
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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