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Catalog (Accession) #: 970166
Occurrence ID (GUID): 40584f0b-95a2-411a-bf89-e03da4c09970
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1371726
Taxon: Rhus taitensis Guill.
Family: Anacardiaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (7-Feb-2014)
Collector: Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center   NS4A0194   
Date: 2013-11-21
Verbatim Date: 21 Nov 2013
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Numba
-5.7222  145.2714
Elevation: 1200 meters (3936ft)
Habitat: Secondary lower montane forest
Description: tree, to 21.22 m in height, DBH 15.6 cm, trunk height to foliage 15.3 m, crown height 5.92 m, crown width 3 m,; foliage 2 kg mature wet mass, ; outer bark smooth, with lenticels,; fissures horizontal, broad,; bark dark brown, brown, light brown, white, grey, green,; cambium orange, white,; wood white, cream,; exudate white, cream,; DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local Name(s): kwamoi, mineviyam; Local Use(s): Walls in house construction; sap for glue to make axe handles.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN
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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: 40584f0b-95a2-411a-bf89-e03da4c09970
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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