Vaccinium

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Eastern Highlands

• Locality

  Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes

• Elevation

  Alt. 2770 m. (9088 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -5.78021, 145.029

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  3000

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the peak of Mount Wilhelm, with the uncertainty radius encompassing the extent of the mountain.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
Vaccinium
One example on forest edge on high bank of
Pengagl Creek; small tree 4 m high; young
leaves red; corolla green.
Eastern Highlands District: Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes, alt* 2770 m*
L. J. Brass, no. JQb’.L6____________________________ July 9, 1959
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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