Syzygium Gaertn.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Syzygium

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 31858, 02 Oct 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Purosa, Okapa area.

  • Habitat

    In rain forest.

  • Description

    Common large canopy tree, with clear, straight bole, hard gray bark, and flattish broad crown; flowers purple, borne profusely on upper surface of crown. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1288344

    Occurrence ID: f24bbb61-b44e-46e7-afa5-fe6417170adc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Syzygium Gaertn.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Purosa, Okapa area

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1950 m. (6398 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -6.66446, 145.566

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1800

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the village of Purosa, located to the south of the locality of Okapa, with the uncertainty radius encompassing the area surrounding the village up to ca. 1800 meters.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
Syzygium
Common large canopy tree in rain forest, with
clear, stragith bole, hard gray bark, and
flattish 'broad crown; flowers purple, borne
profusely on upper surface of crown.
Eastern Highlands District: Purosa, Okapa area t alt. 1950 m.
L. J. Brass, no. 31858_October 2, 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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