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Catalog (Accession) #: 914097
Occurrence ID (GUID): b9881ff1-4f0b-4dd4-977b-7212e75cf873
Taxon: Sterculia tantraensis Morat
Family: Malvaceae
Determiner: Z. Ezedin (29 Oct 2020)
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Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WP5D1222   
Date: 2007-05-12
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 24.59m in height, DBH 27.4cm, trunk height to foliage 9.4m, crown height 15.19m, crown width 5.99m, buttresses up to 0.65m, OUTER BARK flaky, with lenticels, FISSURES vertical, BARK brown, light brown, green, CAMBIUM brown, WOOD light brown, white, EXUDATE absent, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: alamé. Local uses: nuts are gathered for food.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN, US, GH, K, L, CANB, SING, BISH, BRIT, BRU
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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: b9881ff1-4f0b-4dd4-977b-7212e75cf873
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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