Nothofagus perryi Steenis

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
Nothofagus cf. perryi
Associated with Castanopsis sp. as dominants in
the forest between about 1900 and 2100 m and
perhaps higher on the slopes; fine, tall, clean-
boled tree up to 40 m or more tall x 160 cm
diameter; bark gray, hard, shedding in irregular
plates; wood reddish, an excellent hardwood for
building purposes.
Eastern Highlands District: Mt. Michael, northeast slopes, alt .2000m,
L. J. Brass, no. 31^5^_September 7, *959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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