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Catalog (Accession) #: 970042
Occurrence ID (GUID): 74012107-5815-4e07-a06b-1035f52c5a43
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371645
Taxon: Myristica filipes W.J.De Wilde
Family: Myristicaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (26-Aug-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NP4B0310   
Date: 2014-05-17
Verbatim Date: 17 May 2014
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Primary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 11.7 m in height, DBH 7.9 cm, trunk height to foliage 8.2 m, crown height 3.5 m, crown width 3.8 m, buttresses up to 0.4 m,; foliage 2 kg mature wet mass, ; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark dark brown, brown,; cambium orange,; wood white,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): kamka, maniviam, kamka kegoa; Local Use(s): Timber for fence construction and for posts and frame in house construction; firewood.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN
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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: 74012107-5815-4e07-a06b-1035f52c5a43
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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