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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCucurbitaceae: Alsomitra
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00251103
CollectorR. Pullen
Collector number1096
CountryPapua New Guinea
StateMadang
GeographyOceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea: Madang
LocalityLower Ramu Valley; 1.4 mile S.W. of Josephstaal airstrip
Date Collected1958-09-03
Verbatim Elevationca. 250 feet
HabitatTall rainforest on alluvial flat; in canopy of tall Bombax
ProjectAll Asia Vascular Plants TCN
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/f25797a0-6a64-4e79-90cd-0b8e1a4f3a6e
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00251103
HerbariumA
Previous ownershipComm. ex Herb. Austral., C.S.I.R.O, Canberra
FamilyCucurbitaceae
Determination Alsomitra macrocarpa (Blume) M. Roemer
Determination Remarks [filed under] [label name] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksWhen ripe it opens along 3 lines of weakness at bottom freeing large numbers of winged seeds capable of gliding long distances

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