Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 916789

Occurrence ID: aa4724cb-e8bc-4a50-a54f-dd78e244187f

Taxon: Medusanthera laxiflora (Miers) R.A.Howard

Family: Stemonuraceae

Determiner: Damas, K.

Date Determined: 13/Nov/2006

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

Number: WP4B1011

Date: 2007-08-13

Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Wanang Village

Latitude/Longitude: -5.2373 145.177183

Verbatim Coordinates: E145 10.631; S5 14.238

Elevation: 115 meters (377ft)

Habitat: Primary lowland rainforest

Description: TREE to 8.15m in height, DBH 5.7cm, trunk height to foliage 5.1m, crown height 3.05m, crown width 3.3m, OUTER BARK rough, with lenticels, FISSURES vertical, narrow, BARK light brown, cream, grey, CAMBIUM orange, yellow, white, WOOD yellow, EXUDATE absent, from felled plot. Local name: mangal mangal. Local uses: used for constructing small bush tables, used for constructing small huts.

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.

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Timothy Whitfeld, Collections Manager (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)

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