Abrus precatorius L.

Plants of New Guinea
Fabaceae	Collector:	Weiblen,	G.D.
Abrus
precatorius L.
Specimen No: WP5E1212 Collection Date: 03-May-07
Location: Wanang Village, Madang Province, PNG
Lat: S5 14.238 Long: E145 10.631 Elev. (m):115
Habitat Description: Primary lowland rainforest
Local Name: quanam simi
Village use:
fed to dogs
Description:
CLIMBER to 47m in height, DBH 17.7cm, trunk height
to foliage 11.8m, crown height 35.2m, crown width
10.6m, OUTER BARK flaky, with lenticels, BARK dark
brown, brown, light brown, yellow, white, green,
CAMBIUM brown, WOOD light brown, white, LATEX
absent, from 1 ha plot.
Determined by: K. Molem	Date:	23-Jul-07
Duplicate Distribution: BRC, LAE, MIN, US, A, KEW,
L, CANB, SING, F, MO, NY
A voucher specimen for collaborative research on piant-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
History at the University of Minnesota (MIN) with support from the US
National Science Foundation under permit 1356-2005.
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