Collector:
Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center WS3C0652
Date: 2006-12-08
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 8.24m in height, DBH 6.2cm, trunk height to foliage 2.89m, crown height 5.35m, crown width 8.64m, OUTER BARK smooth, rough, FISSURES vertical, horizontal, broad, narrow, BARK black, dark brown, brown, light brown, white, grey, CAMBIUM brown, light brown, green, WOOD dark brown, brown, light brown, orange, EXUDATE absent, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: suming. Local uses: used for garden fencing, bark chewed like betel nut, leaves used as toilet tissue, used for firewood.