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Bell Museum plants
Catalog (Accession) #:
949673
Occurrence ID (GUID):
b6e2d9b6-c006-4a59-abce-6704f2e7a68c
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #:
1299201
Taxon:
Astonidium A.Gray
Family: Melastomataceae
Family: Melastomataceae
Collector:
Weiblen, G.D. YP1B0012
Date: 2012-06-01
Verbatim Date: 6/1/2012
Additional Collectors:
Binatang Research Center
Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Yawan Village
-6.1637 146.842017
Verbatim Coordinates:
E146 50.521, S6 9.822
Elevation:
1749 meters
(5737ft)
Habitat:
Primary montane rainforest
Description:
TREE to 16.6m in height, DBH 32.8cm, trunk height to foliage 4.6m, crown height 12m, crown width 6.8m, buttresses up to 0.45m, OUTER BARK rough, flaky, FISSURES vertical, narrow, BARK brown, light brown, grey,CAMBIUM brown, light brown, yellow, WOOD brown, light brown, EXUDATE absent, DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot.
Notes:
Distribution: BRC, LAE, MIN, US, GH, K, L, CANB, SING, BISH, BRIT, BRU; Local Name: ipa ipa; Village Use: timber for house, shed, and fencing construction
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
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: b6e2d9b6-c006-4a59-abce-6704f2e7a68c
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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