Gnetum gnemonoides Brongn.

  • Filed As

    Gnetaceae
    Gnetum gnemonoides Brongn.

  • Collector(s)

    G. D. Weiblen WP5E1263, 05 May 2007

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Madang. Wanang Village.

  • Habitat

    Primary lowland rainforest.

  • Description

    Climber to 43.1 m in height, DBH 12.6 cm, trunk height to foliage 10.3 m, crown height 32.8 m, crown width 10.74 m, outre bark flaky, with lenticels, bark brown, white, green, cambium light brown, yellow, wood light brown, yellow, white, latex absent, from 1 ha plot. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1795777

    Occurrence ID: cc0c352c-efc6-4ca4-8933-fe4a5b920534

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Gnetophyta

  • Order

    Gnetales

  • Family

    Gnetaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gnetum gnemonoides Brongn. det K. Damas, 2007

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Madang

  • Locality

    Wanang Village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 115 m. (377 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.23731, 145.177

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    500

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the provided coordinates at Wanang Village. I was able to verify the coordinates with other sources for Wanang Village.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Plants of New Guinea
Gnetaceae	Collector: Weiblen, 6.D.
Gnetum
gnemonoides Brongn.
Specimen No: WP5E1263 Collection Date: 05-May-07
Location: Wanang Village, Madang Province, PNG
Lat: S5 14.238 Long: E145 10.631 Elev. (m):115
Habitat Description: Primary lowland rainforest
Local Name: kusingi simi
Village use:
latex applied to cuts
Description:
CLIMBER to 43.1m in height, DBH 12.6cm, trunk
height to foliage 10.3m, crown height 32.8m, crown
width 10.74m, OUTER BARK flaky, with lenticels,
BARK brown, white, green, CAMBIUM light brown,
yellow, WOOD light brown, yellow, white, LATEX
absent, from 1 ha plot.
Determined by: K. Damas	Date: 22-Jul-07
Duplicate Distribution: BRC, LAE, MIN, US, A, KEW,
L, CANB, SING, F, MO, NY
A voucher specimen for collaborative research on plant-insect
lif c— relationships by the New Guinea Binatang Research Center (BRC),
PNG Forest Research Institute (LAE), the National Museum of Natural
History, Smithsonian Institute (US), and the Bell Museum of Natural
History at the University of Minnesota (MIN) with support from the US
National Science Foundation under permit 1356-2005.
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