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Catalog (Accession) #: 969747
Occurrence ID (GUID): b287193f-80ad-4a1e-b64b-fdbd53a0b3b6
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371322
Taxon: Aglaia tomentosa Teijsm. & Binn.
Family: Meliaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (26-Aug-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4B0258   
Date: 2014-05-15
Verbatim Date: 15 May 2014
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 17.8 m in height, DBH 13.8 cm, trunk height to foliage 11 m, crown height 6.8 m, crown width 5 m,; foliage 17 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth,; bark light brown, grey,; cambium brown, red,; wood brown, red, white,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): mungei, ambambu, kamga; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts and frame for 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: b287193f-80ad-4a1e-b64b-fdbd53a0b3b6
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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