Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 951762

Occurrence ID: 7439cfcc-d4b4-4ead-88e3-0fd1a4b22680

Secondary Catalog #: 1297719

Taxon: Piperaceae

Family: Piperaceae

Determiner: G. Kaina

Date Determined: 10/21/2015

Collector: Weiblen, G.D.

Number: YS2G0151

Date: 2010-11-30

Verbatim Date: 11/30/2010

Additional Collectors: Binatang Research Center

Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Yawan Village

Latitude/Longitude: -6.1631 146.840217

Verbatim Coordinates: E146 50.413, S6 9.786

Elevation: 1752 meters (5747ft)

Habitat: Secondary montane rainforest

Description: SMALL TREE to 10.5m in height, DBH 7.6cm, trunk height to foliage 1.4m, crown height 9.1m, crown width 8.2m, OUTER BARK smooth, with lenticels, FISSURES vertical, narrow, BARK light brown, white, green,CAMBIUM light brown, green, WOOD dark brown, white, grey, EXUDATE absent, DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot.

Notes: Distribution: BRC, LAE, MIN; Local Name: mogum; magoron; Village Use: leaves used to cover bamboo water containers and to impart an aroma to drinking water; stems used in temporary construction and firewood

Specimen Media

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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.

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Timothy Whitfeld, Collections Manager (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)

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