Gnetum gnemon L.

  • Filed As

    Gnetaceae
    Gnetum gnemon L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. D. Weiblen WP3C0627, 02 Apr 2007

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Madang. Wanang Village.

  • Habitat

    Primary lowland rainforest.

  • Description

    Tree to 19.99 m in height, DBH 13.9 cmm, trunk height to foliage 9.35 m, crown height 7.64 m, crown width 4.46 m, outer bark rough,with lenticels, fissures horizontal, broad, bark black, dark brown, grey, cambium dark brown, brown, light brown, white, wood dark brown, brown, light brown, latex absent, from 1 ha plot. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1795778

    Occurrence ID: a93a183d-3972-421a-a275-18693ccfaa39

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Gnetophyta

  • Order

    Gnetales

  • Family

    Gnetaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gnetum gnemon L. det K. Damas, 2007

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Madang

  • Locality

    Wanang Village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 115 m. (377 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.23731, 145.177

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    500

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the provided coordinates at Wanang Village. I was able to verify the coordinates with other sources for Wanang Village.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Gnetaceae
Gnetum
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Specimen No: WP3C0627 Collection Date: 02-Apr-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: kunu
Village use:
fruits and young leaves are cooked for food, bark used
for making bilum
Description:
TREE to 16.99m in height, DBH 13.9cm, trunk height
to foliage 9.35m, crown height 7.64m, crown width
4.46m, OUTER BARK rough, with lenticels,
FISSURES horizontal, broad, BARK black, dark
brown, grey, CAMBIUM dark brown, brown, light
brown, white, WOOD dark brown, brown, light brown,
LATEX absent, from 1 ha plot.
Determined by: K. Damas 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 plant-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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