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Catalog (Accession) #: 914761
Occurrence ID (GUID): 93c67fc3-22d8-4ea8-88f9-0819e28eb406
Taxon: Ficus melinocarpa Blume
Family: Moraceae
Determiner: Damas, K. (22/Jul/2007)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WS1D0951   
Date: 2007-06-09
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Madang, Wanang Village
-5.229583  145.178467
Verbatim Coordinates: E145 10.708; S5 13.775
Elevation: 115 meters (377ft)
Habitat: Secondary lowland rainforest
Description: TREE to 13.9m in height, DBH 22.9cm, trunk height to foliage 1.8m, crown height 12.1m, crown width 9.15m, buttresses up to 0.4m, OUTER BARK smooth, with lenticels, FISSURES broad, narrow, BARK brown, light brown, white, CAMBIUM brown, light brown, yellow, WOOD brown, light brown, yellow, EXUDATE white, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: akem akem. Local uses: leaves used for washing pots, used for firewood.
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: 93c67fc3-22d8-4ea8-88f9-0819e28eb406
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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