Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• Locality

  N.E. ridge of Mt. Penck, north of S.D.A. Mission, Talasea, New Britain.

• Elevation

  Alt. 137 m. (449 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -5.47, 149.63

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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D. FRODIN,
FLORA OF NEW GUINEA
Botanical Collections of the Division
of Botany, Department of Forests, Lae.
NGF 26729,
7/5/66
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03927058
Locality: N.E. ridge of Mt. Penck, north
of S.D.A. Mission, Talasea, New Britain,
Lat.	5 28 S	Long,	149 38 E
Habitat; Lowland rain forest on ridge.
Altitude 450 feet.
Annot. Tree; buttresses 2\ ft. by 1 ft,
or smaller. Height 90 feet, bole 40 ft.,
d.b.h. 14 inches. Bark red-brown, smooth
with wide deep fissures filled with
lenticels. Inner bark dark red; blaze
light orange. Wood straw. Odour and.
exudate absent. Leaves dark green on upper
surface; light green on lower surface.
Fruit brownish-green; occurs singly. Local
name Kaemi.
Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd.
det.: W. Stuppy
(Rijksherbarium, Leiden)
Fam.
Name:
Euphorbiaceae
Aleurites
Sept. 1997
Dupl0 sent to: L0 Bri. Canb. A.'&r-'
Bog, Sing0 Syd. UH. 'PNH. UiSDiah*-
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