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Catalog (Accession) #: 912596
Occurrence ID (GUID): a0efefea-c1ee-47bf-aad0-dca781b557b1
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1330982
Taxon: Cerbera floribunda K.Schum.
Family: Apocynaceae
Determiner: Damas, K. (22/Jul/2007)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WP4E0845   
Date: 2006-11-01
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 19.85m in height, DBH 16cm, trunk height to foliage 13.05m, crown height 6.8m, crown width 2.7m, OUTER BARK flaky, with lenticels, FISSURES vertical, BARK brown, light brown, CAMBIUM light brown, WOOD light brown, white, EXUDATE white, from felled plot. Local name: mangaté. Local uses: latex applied to sores, latex used as glue, herbal medicine for scabies.
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: a0efefea-c1ee-47bf-aad0-dca781b557b1
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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