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Catalog (Accession) #: 949688
Occurrence ID (GUID): 29479dd8-18bb-4266-8603-ccd336f10190
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1299199
Taxon: Beccarianthus acutifolius (Mansf.) J.F.Maxwell
Family: Melastomataceae
Determiner: Z. Ezedin (29 Oct 2020)
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Collector: Weiblen, G.D.   YP3D0169   
Date: 2012-08-13
Verbatim Date: 8/13/2012
Additional Collectors: Binatang Research Center
Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Yawan Village
-6.1642  146.840083
Verbatim Coordinates: E146 50.405, S6 9.852
Elevation: 1738 meters (5701ft)
Habitat: Primary montane rainforest
Description: TREE to 17.17m in height, DBH 15cm, trunk height to foliage 8.65m, crown height 8.52m, crown width 5.62m, OUTER BARK rough, flaky, FISSURES vertical, narrow, BARK light brown, yellow, red,CAMBIUM white, cream, WOOD white, cream, EXUDATE absent, DNA preserved in silica, wood sample preserved, from felled plot.
Notes: Distribution: BRC, LAE, MIN; Local Name: ipa ipa; Village Use: timber for house, shed, and fencing construction
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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: 29479dd8-18bb-4266-8603-ccd336f10190
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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