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Catalog (Accession) #:
969922
Occurrence ID (GUID):
2765f621-0ca4-4998-91c1-8b5be98c5405
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #:
1371530
Taxon:
Gnetum gnemon L.
Family: Gnetaceae
Family: Gnetaceae
Determiner: K. Molem (7-Feb-2014)
Collector:
Weiblen, G. D. & Binatang Research Center NS4A0195
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 12.75 m in height, DBH 9.7 cm, trunk height to foliage 5.65 m, crown height 7.1 m, crown width 3.6 m,; foliage 6 kg mature wet mass, 0.1126 kg juvenile wet mass, ; outer bark rough, flaky,; fissures vertical, broad,; bark dark brown, brown, light brown, white, grey, green,; cambium light brown, orange, red, white,; wood light brown, orange, yellow, white, cream,; exudate absent,; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local Name(s): werigo nara; Local Use(s): Timber for posts in house construction; leaves edible when cooked; edible seeds; bark for string to make bilum (string bags) and to tie houses and fences.
Notes:
BRC, LAE, MIN, US, GH, K, L, CANB, SING, BISH, BRIT, BRU
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
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: 2765f621-0ca4-4998-91c1-8b5be98c5405
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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