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Catalog (Accession) #: 912285
Occurrence ID (GUID): 4c0842da-bf17-4ba3-8a3a-f5cc3dac6da1
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1323187
Taxon: Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br.
Family: Apocynaceae
Determiner: Molem, K. (21/Jul/2007)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WP5D1224   
Date: 2007-05-14
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 15.57m in height, DBH 11.7cm, trunk height to foliage 7.8m, crown height 7.77m, crown width 10.25m, OUTER BARK flaky, with lenticels, FISSURES vertical, BARK brown, light brown, green, CAMBIUM light brown, yellow, WOOD light brown, yellow, EXUDATE white, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: bugul. Local uses: for table construction, medicinal use, latex applied to cuts, timber for house construction, timber for canoe construction.
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: 4c0842da-bf17-4ba3-8a3a-f5cc3dac6da1
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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