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Catalog (Accession) #: 912600
Occurrence ID (GUID): 6a07402a-f1c5-4fbe-b071-29607f1c7d77
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1330984
Taxon: Cerbera floribunda K.Schum.
Family: Apocynaceae
Determiner: Damas, K. (14/Nov/2007)
Collector: Weiblen, G.D. & Binatang Research Center   WS4E1136   
Date: 2007-09-20
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 12.11m in height, DBH 6.8cm, trunk height to foliage 0.9m, crown height 11.21m, crown width 3.82m, OUTER BARK rough, with lenticels, FISSURES broad, BARK black, dark brown, grey, CAMBIUM brown, light brown, WOOD brown, light brown, EXUDATE white, wood sample preserved, from felled plot. Local name: mangaté. Local uses: latex applied to sores, latex used as glue, herbal medicine for scabies.
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: 6a07402a-f1c5-4fbe-b071-29607f1c7d77
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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