Collector:
Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center WP4B1020
Date: 2007-09-01
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 36.15m in height, DBH 38.7cm, trunk height to foliage 23.3m, crown height 12.85m, crown width 15.46m, buttresses up to 3m, OUTER BARK flaky, with lenticels, FISSURES vertical, BARK dark brown, brown, green, CAMBIUM brown, WOOD brown, light brown, EXUDATE absent, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: k'pai. Local uses: timber for house construction, used for construction of furniture and small huts,digging stick for planting crops.