Syzygium Gaertn.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Syzygium

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 30852, 06 Aug 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt. Otto, south slopes.

  • Habitat

    In forest.

  • Description

    Canopy tree reaching large size; bark pale gray, scaling off in rather large plates; leaves smooth & shining above and below, much paler below, flowers green, inconspicuous.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1288311

    Occurrence ID: bbd65976-30ea-4f46-accc-eef78b4e57ca

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Syzygium Gaertn.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Mt. Otto, south slopes

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2340 m. (7677 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.95446, 145.501

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2200

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the ca. 2400 meter elevation contour line along the southern slopes of Mount Otto.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
Frequent in forest; canopy tree reaching large
size; "bark pale gray, scaling off in rather
large plates; leaves smooth & shining above
& "below, much paler below, flowers green,
inconspicuous.
Eastern Highlands District: Mt. Otto, south slopes, alt» 23^0 m«
L. J. Brass, no. 30852__August 6, 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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