Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)
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0b40168f-d35e-41be-8a30-97b186b3d3bb
1353644
Mallotus peltatus Müll.Arg.
Euphorbiaceae
Damas, K.
16/Jan/2008
Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center
WP5A1347
2007-09-29
Papua New Guinea, Madang, Wanang Village
-5.2373 145.177183
E145 10.631; S5 14.238
115 meters (377ft)
Primary lowland rainforest
TREE to 6.97m in height, DBH 5cm, trunk height to foliage 3.27m, crown height 3.7m, crown width 3.8m, OUTER BARK smooth, FISSURES vertical, narrow, BARK brown, light brown, white, green, CAMBIUM yellow, white, grey, WOOD light brown, yellow, white, EXUDATE absent, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: siau siau. Local uses: timber for house construction, used for construction of small huts, used for firewood.
BRC, LAE, MIN
Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
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