Helicia

  • Filed As

    Proteaceae
    Helicia

  • Collector(s)

    D. G. Frodin NGF26853, 26 May 1966

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. West New Britain. Talasea Distr. Mt. Talawe, S.W. slope.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4390936

    Occurrence ID: a2d45153-fe97-406b-af0d-0c5b07eb7949

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Proteales

  • Family

    Proteaceae

  • All Determinations

    Helicia

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    West New Britain

  • County/Municipio

    Talasea Distr.

  • Locality

    Mt. Talawe, S.W. slope

  • Elevation

    Alt. 792 m. (2598 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.53, 148.3

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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FLORA OF NSW GUINEA
Botanical Collections of the Division
of Botany, Department of Forests, Lae.
D. FRODIN, NGF 26853,	26/5/66
Locality; Mt. Talawe, S.W. slope,
Talasea, New Britain, ^altitude 2,600 ft.
Lat.	5 32 S Long.	148 18 E
Habitat: Montane forest - Calophyllum
(26854) and Podocarpus (26855) abundant.
Annot. Tree; buttresses absent;
height 40 feet; d.b.h. 6 inches. Bark
grey, shallowly fissured.
Blaze orange, strongly channeled. Wood
pale orange; rays prominent. Odour sour.
Exudate absent. Leaves green on upper
surface; green on lower surface. Fruit
dark green.
Fam.	Erythroxylaceae
Name:	cf Erythroxylum
Dupl. sent to: L. Bri. Canb. A
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