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Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 969971

Occurrence ID: 69f86a4d-3a28-49d9-b138-bcb36c3bd96a

Secondary Catalog #: 1371546

Taxon: Ficus semivestita Corner

Family: Moraceae

Determiner: K. Molem (9-Sep-2014)

Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center

Number: NP4B0242

Date: 2014-05-16

Verbatim Date: 16 May 2014

Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba

Latitude/Longitude: -5.7222 145.2714

Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)

Habitat: Primary lower montane forest

Description: tree, to 23.4 m in height, DBH 22.6 cm, trunk height to foliage 17.2 m, crown height 6.2 m, crown width 4.6 m, buttresses up to 0.87 m,; foliage 8 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, flaky,; bark yellow, white, grey, green,; cambium pink, green,; wood light brown, white,; exudate white, cream,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): kaura kurua; Local Use(s): Bark beaten to create painting cloth for ceremonial dances and malo (loin cloth).

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: 69f86a4d-3a28-49d9-b138-bcb36c3bd96a

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)

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