Sterculia

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Sterculia

  • Collector(s)

    D. G. Frodin NGF26728, 07 May 1966

  • Location

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4354092

    Occurrence ID: ef049a1e-c7ac-4984-bd28-d448251236ec

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Sterculia

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    West New Britain

  • County/Municipio

    Talasea Distr.

  • Locality

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

  • Elevation

    Alt. 137 m. (449 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.33, 149.63

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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FLORA OF lim GUINEA
Botanical Collections of the Division
of Botany, Department of Forests, Lae.
D. FRODIN,	NGF 26728,	7/5/66
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 slope.
Altitude 450 feet.
Annot. Tree; buttresses 4 feet high,
height 85 feet, d.b.h. 10 inches.
Bark grey, rugose, with inconspicuous
lenticels. Blaze red-brown. Wood straw.
Odourless; exudate absent. Petioles up
to 9 inches, blades up to 14 inches by
12 inches. Young fruit with reddish
hairs. Local name Segumu CKombi).
Fam.	Sterculiaceae
Name: Sterculia
Dupl. sent to: L. Bri. Canb. A.K.
Bog, Sing. Syd. UR. PNH. US. Bish. X N.Y*
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