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Catalog (Accession) #: 914100
Occurrence ID (GUID): 214d6a95-15f3-49ea-8fac-6fd0a6630bf9
Taxon: Microcos argentata Burret
Family: Malvaceae
Determiner: Damas, K. (14/Nov/2007)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WP4A0993   
Date: 2007-08-27
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: TREE to 12.77m in height, DBH 6.4cm, trunk height to foliage 8.32m, crown height 4.45m, crown width 3.54m, OUTER BARK with lenticels, BARK dark brown, brown, CAMBIUM brown, WOOD brown, light brown, EXUDATE absent, from felled plot. Local name: ang kubal. Local uses: timber for house construction, used for construction of small huts, bark used as poison for killing fish.
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: 214d6a95-15f3-49ea-8fac-6fd0a6630bf9
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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