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Catalog (Accession) #: 916082
Occurrence ID (GUID): 3ca3d221-71f5-429c-8535-e23bee437cc8
Taxon: Xanthophyllum papuanum Whitmore ex van derMeijden
Family: Polygalaceae
Determiner: Damas, K. (14/Nov/2007)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WP5B1130   
Date: 2007-10-10
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 20.44m in height, DBH 32cm, trunk height to foliage 13.29m, crown height 7.15m, crown width 5.89m, stilt roots up to 0.1m, OUTER BARK smooth, flaky, with lenticels, FISSURES vertical, broad, narrow, BARK dark brown, brown, light brown, green, CAMBIUM brown, light brown, yellow, WOOD brown, light brown, orange, yellow, white, EXUDATE absent, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: yandu yandu. Local uses: digging stick for planting, posts for house framing.
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: 3ca3d221-71f5-429c-8535-e23bee437cc8
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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