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Catalog (Accession) #: 970225
Occurrence ID (GUID): 253a6eef-bb34-453b-b89d-66820b1ace44
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371826
Taxon: Trema orientalis (L.) Blume
Family: Cannabaceae
Determiner: K.Pomoh (4-Feb-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NS1A0030   
Date: 2013-10-10
Verbatim Date: 10 Oct 2013
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Secondary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 18.1 m in height, DBH 15.1 cm, trunk height to foliage 13.6 m, crown height 4.5 m, crown width 6 m,; foliage 3 kg mature wet mass, 0.3954 kg juvenile wet mass, ; outer bark rough, with lenticels,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark dark brown, brown, green,; cambium brown, light brown, orange, white, cream,; wood brown, light brown, orange, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): meguwa, titipram wavu; Local Use(s): For flooring in house construction; firewood; bark for rope in house construction and for tying pigs.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN
Specimen Images
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: 253a6eef-bb34-453b-b89d-66820b1ace44
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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