Myristica sphaerosperma A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Myristicaceae
    Myristica sphaerosperma A.C.Sm. ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 4174, 01 Jun 1933

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Central. Mt. Tafa.

  • Habitat

    Foothill forest substage. Rare.

  • Description

    Erect, short branched tree 13 m.; fissured brown bark; lvs silver-grey & nerves brownish-green underneath; fr. solitary below leaves, nearly globose, rufous brown. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 66892

    Occurrence ID: e612c8bf-14fa-48d3-8ef1-3956e0dafa76

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Central

  • Locality

    Mt. Tafa.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2100 m. (6890 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -8.63333, 147.183

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1800

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the peak of Mount Tafa, with the uncertainty radius encompassing the extent of the mountain.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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