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Catalog (Accession) #: 916825
Occurrence ID (GUID): 6e088692-7b5b-4dce-a7d8-136ae2b0e026
Taxon: Leucosyke capitellata Wedd.
Family: Urticaceae
Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WS1E0961   
Date: 2007-07-27
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 8.4m in height, DBH 15.5cm, trunk height to foliage 1.58m, crown height 6.82m, crown width 5.85m, BARK brown, grey, CAMBIUM red, WOOD red, EXUDATE absent, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: sikiang irikal ningi. Local uses: leaves are used as steel wool, used for construction of small huts.
Notes: BRC, LAE, MIN, US, GH
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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: 6e088692-7b5b-4dce-a7d8-136ae2b0e026
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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