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Catalog (Accession) #: 970028
Occurrence ID (GUID): a3a05249-99c3-4696-aaa0-9e3fff596c9a
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371600
Taxon: Macaranga fallacina Pax & K.Hoffm.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Determiner: M. Rimandai (25-Feb-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4A2124   
Date: 2013-07-23
Verbatim Date: 23 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 9.04 m in height, DBH 6.4 cm, trunk height to foliage 4.4 m, crown height 4.64 m, crown width 2.4 m,; foliage 0.5 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark rough, with lenticels,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark dark brown, brown, light brown,; cambium brown, light brown, cream,; wood brown, light brown, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): tevinda kari; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for roof, walls, and flooring in house construction; firewood.
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: a3a05249-99c3-4696-aaa0-9e3fff596c9a
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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