Syzygium Gaertn.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Syzygium

  • Collector(s)

    R. D. Hoogland 8939, 13 May 1964

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Morobe. Masba Creek area, c. 3 miles S of Pindiu, Huon Peninsula.

  • Habitat

    On steep stony slope. In rainforest. Fairly common.

  • Description

    Tree, 34 m tall, 24 m bole, diam. 35 cm above buttresses, 20 cm below lowest branch; bole straight, slightly flanged for most of its length, rotten in centre. Bark pale reddish brown, wiht paper-thin flakes. Flower buds greenish white, the stamens inside dark purple. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Specimen Notes

    This specimen on 2 sheets at NY: Foliage (NY 1288274) and leafy twig with buds (NY 128873)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1288273

    Occurrence ID: e835fa1b-e7ca-41b5-ba9b-f4a7940b5f27

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Syzygium Gaertn.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Morobe

  • Locality

    Masba Creek area, c. 3 miles S of Pindiu, Huon Peninsula

  • Elevation

    Alt. 732 m. (2402 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -6.50636, 147.525

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point along the Masba Creek area, ca. 3 air miles south of Pindiu.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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FLORA OF NEW GUINEA
Collected on the Seventh Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (1964)
Distributed by the
HERBARIUM AUSTRALIENSE, C.S.I.R.O., CANBERRA, A.C.T.
with the request to be notified of new identifications
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