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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationMyristicaceae: Myristica
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00039849
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorS. F. Kajewski
Collector number1827
CountryPapua New Guinea
StateBougainville
GeographyOceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea: Bougainville: Bougainville Island
LocalityBougainville Island, Kugimaru, Buin, rain forest, 150 m
Date Collected1930-06-07
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8f66cc5a-93b3-49d2-b6c3-3e32f62f429a
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00039849
HerbariumA
FamilyMyristicaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Myristica cerifera A. C. Smith
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Myristica cerifera A. C. Smith) J. Arnold Arbor. 1941. 22: 77.
SubcollectionFruit collection
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeBag
Preparation MethodDried
Thumbnail image of sheet
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RemarksLarge tree up to 25 m. high; leaves silvery underneath; fruit brown with a rough surface, 8 cm. long, 5 cm. diameter, oblong oval shaped additional fruit separate in Fruit Collection

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