Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 970215

Occurrence ID: 66794d36-e7ec-48c6-beb5-62ee16dc8989

Secondary Catalog #: 1371815

Taxon: Sphaeropteris auriculifera (Copel.) R.M.Tryon

Family: Cyatheaceae

Determiner: K. Molem

Date Determined: 17-Mar-2014

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

Number: NS3A0143

Date: 2013-10-29

Verbatim Date: 29 Oct 2013

Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba

Latitude/Longitude: -5.7222 145.2714

Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)

Habitat: Secondary lower montane forest

Description: tree fern, to 6.7 m in height, DBH 11 cm, trunk height to foliage 3 m, crown height 3.7 m, crown width 2.1 m,; foliage 2.5 kg mature wet mass, 1.0924 kg juvenile wet mass, ; outer bark rough, flaky,; fissures vertical, broad,; bark black, dark brown, brown, light brown, grey,; cambium light brown, orange, yellow, white,; wood light brown, orange, red, white,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): bomba, pivi, mu ray; Local Use(s): Leaves for walls in temporary shelters and houses and for mattresses; edible young leaves.

Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN

Specimen Media

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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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