Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Neonauclea forsteri Merrill
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
[Solomon Islands], Santa Ana
Field Collection Date
Aug 1994
Field Collection Notes
Used for making bowls, hard wood. Big tree in bush, not very common. Also for carved house posts. [See drawing in notes in person file]. Is also attacked by worms. [In box ex DoC Wellington, sent by Alan Tennyson, Te Papa, April 1998 - may not be related though. See notes in person file; see photo]
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-10.83233, 162.46697 (± 2 km)
162.46697, 162.46697 (± 2 km)
Last Update
19 Aug 2021
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