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Catalog (Accession) #: 969738
Occurrence ID (GUID): 9bb8b110-bffc-4834-88b4-28db69564aff
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371331
Taxon: Actinodaphne nitida Teschner
Family: Lauraceae
Determiner: J. Yalang (24-Feb-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4A2122   
Date: 2013-07-25
Verbatim Date: 25 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 11.8 m in height, DBH 11.6 cm, trunk height to foliage 7.5 m, crown height 4.3 m, crown width 3.57 m,; foliage 3.5 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark rough, with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, broad,; bark dark brown, brown, white, green,; cambium brown, light brown, white, cream,; wood brown, light brown, white, cream,; 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 and frame in house construction; leaves for roofing in house construction; firewood.
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Rights Holder: Bell Museum
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: 9bb8b110-bffc-4834-88b4-28db69564aff
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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