Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 969927

Occurrence ID: 66ec89c4-2d10-42ba-aef9-1a5ea4523b66

Secondary Catalog #: 1371525

Taxon: Ficus melinocarpa Blume

Family: Moraceae

Determiner: K. Molem

Date Determined: 5-Sep-2014

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

Number: NP4B0297

Date: 2014-06-06

Verbatim Date: 06 Jun 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 40 m in height, DBH 72 cm, trunk height to foliage 27 m, crown height 13 m, crown width 19 m, buttresses up to 2.1 m,; outer bark rough, with lenticels,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark dark brown, grey,; cambium light brown, yellow, white,; wood light brown, yellow,; wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): poringe; Local Use(s): Leaves for washing posts, plates, and cooking utensils; timber.

Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN, US, GH, K, L, CANB, SING, BISH, BRIT, BRU

Specimen Media

Open Medium File

Open Large File

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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.

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Timothy Whitfeld, Collections Manager (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)

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