Alphitonia incana (Roxb.) Teijsm. & Binn. ex Kurz

  • Filed As

    Rhamnaceae
    Alphitonia incana (Roxb.) Teijsm. & Binn. ex Kurz

  • Collector(s)

    G. D. Weiblen WS2C0644, 30 Jan 2007

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Madang. Wanang Village, PNG.

  • Habitat

    Secondary lowland rainforest.

  • Description

    TREE to 11.47m in height, DBH 12.6cm, trunk height to foliage 1.5m, crown height 9.97m, crown width 7.3m, OUTER BARK rough, with lenticels, FISSURES horizontal, BARK black, brown, light brown, pink, white, green, CAMBIUM dark brown, brown, WOOD dark brown, brown, light brown, white, LATEX absent, from 1 ha plot.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Local Name: makal gubung Village use: timber for house construction, leaves used for wrapping smoked leaves, used for construction of small huts and tables

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02823032

    Occurrence ID: d315c187-7620-4db3-82da-8cbca884b2e4

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Madang

  • Locality

    Wanang Village, PNG

  • Elevation

    Alt. 115 m. (377 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.22958, 145.178

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    500

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the collector provided coordinates.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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Plants of New Guinea
Collector: Weiblen, G.D.
02823032
Rhamnaceae
Alphitonia
incana (Roxb.) Teijsm. & Binn.
Specimen No: WS2C0644 Collection Date: 30-Jan-07
Location: Wanang Village, Madang Province, PNG
Lat: S5 13.775 Long: E145 10.708 Elev. (m):115
Habitat Description: Secondary lowland rainforest
Local Name: makal gubung
Village use:
timber for house construction, leaves used for
wrapping smoked leaves, used for construction of
small huts and tables
Description:
TREE to 11.47m in height, DBH 12.6cm, trunk height
to foliage 1.5m, crown height 9.97m, crown width 7.3m,
OUTER BARK rough, with lenticels, FISSURES
horizontal, BARK black, brown, light brown, pink, white,
green, CAMBIUM dark brown, brown, WOOD dark
brown, brown, light brown, white, LATEX absent, from
1 ha plot.
Determined by: K. Molem	Date: 20-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
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.
02823032