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Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 969931

Occurrence ID: 91012dc7-ca6d-48d7-94ec-144de009a3d5

Secondary Catalog #: 1371521

Taxon: Ficus copiosa Steud.

Family: Moraceae

Determiner: K. Molem (14-Feb-2014)

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

Number: NS3A0175

Date: 2013-10-24

Verbatim Date: 24 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 7.6 m in height, DBH 6.6 cm, trunk height to foliage 1.6 m, crown height 6 m, crown width 3 m,; foliage 4 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, with lenticels,; fissures vertical, narrow,; bark dark brown, brown, light brown, white, grey, green,; cambium yellow, white, cream,; wood orange, yellow, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): tara; Local Use(s): Edible shoots, leaves, seeds, and fruit; firewood.

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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.

Record ID: 91012dc7-ca6d-48d7-94ec-144de009a3d5

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)

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