Pouteria obovata (R.Br.) Baehni

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Palau

• State/Province

  Melekeok

• Locality

  Lake Ngardok Nature Reserve (off eastern side of main Babeldaob loop road, 28 km N of K-B Bridge), primary forest.

• Coordinates

  7.51231, 134.604

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  14588

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Placed point in approximate center of Ngardok Nature Reserve. Radial approximated as half distance between coordinates and center of the nearest similar feature (Ngerderar Watershed Conservation Area).

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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The Flora of Palau
(Sapotaceae)
Pouteria obovata (R. Br.) Baehni
Palau: Melekeok State. Lake Ngardok Nature
Reserve (off eastern side of main Babeldaob loop
road, 28 km N of K-B Bridge), primary forest.
N 07° 30' 50.2"; E 134° 36' 11.0"s 57 m elev.
Tree, 20 cm dbh, 30 m tall. Flowers greenish white.
Young fruits. Collection made after super-typhoon
Haiyan. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 7
Michael J. Balick, #4678 November 12,2013
Gregory Plunkett, Van-Ray Tadao, Ke-Ting Kurt
Chen, and Svetlena Kadoi.
A research collaboration of the Belem National Museum
and The New York Botanical Garden.
Fieldwork funded by the National Geographic Society.
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