Macaranga aleuritoides F.Muell.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Madang

• Locality

  Wanang Village

• 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 provided coordinates at Wanang Village. I was able to verify the coordinates with other sources for Wanang Village.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

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Plants of New Guinea
Euphorbiaceae Collector: Weibten, G.D.
Macaranga
aleuritoides F.Muell
Specimen No: WS2C0629 Collection Date: 29-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: kui kapangusing
Village use:
timber for house construction, used for construction of
small huts
Description:
TREE to 15.61m in height, DBH 18.2cm, trunk height
to foliage 6.95m, crown height 8.66m, crown width
10.05m, OUTER BARK smooth, rough, FISSURES
vertical, horizontal, broad, narrow, BARK black, dark
brown, brown, white, grey, green, CAMBIUM dark
brown, green, WOOD brown, light brown, white,
LATEX red, from 1 ha plot.
Determined by: K. Fazang 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
j History at the University of Minnesota (MIN) with support from the US
National Science Foundation under permit 1356-2005.
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