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Catalog (Accession) #: 913485
Occurrence ID (GUID): 2dc5dbf9-6c95-47a0-9792-d0be70c081fc
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1353699
Taxon: Omphalea papuana Pax & K. Hoffm.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Determiner: Damas, K. (23/Jul/2007)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WP3D0687   
Date: 2007-03-24
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Wanang Village
-5.2373  145.177183
Verbatim Coordinates: E145 10.631; S5 14.238
Elevation: 115 meters (377ft)
Habitat: Primary lowland rainforest
Description: CLIMBER to 30.65m in height, DBH 6.2cm, trunk height to foliage 23.25m, crown height 7.4m, crown width 6.74m, OUTER BARK smooth, rough, with lenticels, FISSURES horizontal, broad, BARK black, dark brown, grey, CAMBIUM light brown, green, WOOD dark brown, brown, light brown, white, EXUDATE white, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: quaba simi. Local uses: fruits are edible, seeds used for medicine.
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: 2dc5dbf9-6c95-47a0-9792-d0be70c081fc
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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