Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 970076

Occurrence ID: 8893b39f-e92a-4fb0-88cd-cb6e5a54f0c8

Secondary Catalog #: 1371670

Taxon: Medusanthera laxiflora (Miers) R.A.Howard

Family: Stemonuraceae

Determiner: K. Molem

Date Determined: 13-Feb-2014

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

Number: NS3A0153

Date: 2013-10-26

Verbatim Date: 26 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, to 7.75 m in height, DBH 9.8 cm, trunk height to foliage 5.1 m, crown height 2.65 m, crown width 1.7 m,; foliage 1 kg mature wet mass, 0.2428 kg juvenile wet mass, ; outer bark rough, with lenticels,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark dark brown, brown, white, grey, green,; cambium light brown, orange, red, white, cream,; wood light brown, orange, yellow, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): baitum, garungo; Local Use(s): For posts in house construction; firewood; digging tool.

Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN

Specimen Media

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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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