A mountainous zone called the Highlands, extending from the west to the southeast, occupies the central part of the island of New Guinea. In Papua New Guinea those mountains reach elevations in …
A new species of pitcher plant from rain forest on limestone karst in the Purari River catchment in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea is described and illustrated as Nepenthes calcicola Gary W ...
Plants of Papua New Guinea Search the PNGplants database. TIP: Use the * sign for wildcard searches. This may make the search slow. LAE Sheet No. : LAE: All records LAE specimens only: Plant Name Family: Genus: Sp.: Other Rank: Other Value: Collectors. Collector Name:
A mountainous zone called the Highlands, extending from the west to the southeast, occupies the central part of the island of New Guinea. In Papua New Guinea those mountains reach elevations in excess of 13,000 feet (4,000 metres), rising to the country's highest point of 14,793 feet (4,509 metres) at Mount Wilhelm in the Bismarck …
The independent electronic records held at LAE will be accessible via the Plants of Papua New Guinea website, an extension of the Australia's Virtual Herbarium initiative. This consortium of herbaria has agreed to repatriate the electronic data of about 130,000 records from Papua New Guinea. LAE will become a joint contributor to the AVH ...
Ethnopharmacological relevance: A substantial proportion of the population in Papua New Guinea (PNG) lives with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Treatment requires lifelong use of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The majority of people in PNG use traditional medicines (TM) derived from plants for all types of health promotions.
Papua New Guinea - Rainforest, Tropical, Humid: Although all the climatic regions of Papua New Guinea are basically tropical, they are nevertheless varied. In the lowlands, mean annual maximum temperatures range from about 86 to 90 °F (30 to 32 °C), and the minimums are between 73 and 75 °F (23 and 24 °C). Seasonal variation in …
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the few megadiversity nations in the world. It’s essentially an ancient species engine and hosts world-relevant populations of wildlife and plants, with a co-evolved human society for over 47,000 years. Many of the species...
Based on ethnopharmacological literature, 17 species of medicinal plants used in the traditional medicine in Papua New Guinea were collected. Extracts of different polarities were tested in a preliminary biological screening for their antimicrobial (Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus luteus and Penicillium oxalicum) and …
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Summary of species on the 2008 IUCN Red List The Pacific islands of Oceania cover almost 15% of the ... In fact, the number of plants and animals found nowhere else on earth (endemic species) is extremely high - often up to 90% for particular groups. Often, these rare and endemic species are adapted to specialised
The Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (LNG) project was constructed at a cost of US$19 billion. The project involves extracting natural gas from the Papua New Guinea highlands, where it is processed before being sent via some 700 kilometres of pipeline to the PNG LNG plant in Port Moresby.
Papua New Guinea National Herbarium (LAE) Forest Research Institute, PO Box 314, Lae, Papua New Guinea - a division of the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority: Global Biodiversity Information Facility - kindly provided financial support to assist in the establishment of this database system
Papua New Guinea An introduction to the crops, their importance and distribution in Papua New Guinea Bruce R French. 2 ... Plants mostly grown for other reasons but which have leaves that can be eaten. Sweetpotato* Cowpea Eggplant Tarotru* Ricebean Celery Chinesetaro Chickpea Parsley
Nested PCR indicated a possible causal relationship between presence of phytoplasmas and unusual wilt symptoms in cooking banana plants in PNG. Sequence analysis showed that phytoplasmas from diseased banana plants in four Provinces were unique, but most closely related to a phytoplasma associated with a new lethal disease …
Hydro Power Plants in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea generates hydro-powered energy from 6 hydro power plants across the country. In total, these hydro power plants has a capacity of 165.0 MW. Name Capacity (MW) Type Other Fuel Commissioned Owner; Lake Hargy: 1.5 MW: Hydro: PNG Power Limited: Ok Menga: 57.0 MW: Hydro: OK Tedi …
In Port Moresby, you can find False christmas cactus, Mexican fireplant, Guava, Garden croton, Giant taro, and more! There are 20 types of plants in total. Be sure to look out for these common plants when you're walking on the streets, in parks, or public gardens.
Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia. The country is the world's third largest island country with an area of 462,840 km 2,. Many species of birds and mammals found on New Guinea have close genetic links with corresponding species found in Australia.
It has various hybrids that can withstand droughts and diseases. The original Impatiens hawkeri was found in a small area above Australia known as Papuasia which includes Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea from which it gets its common name. The original Impatiens hawkeri has undergone a series of …
The authors' efforts have produced a list of 13,634 scientifically described plant species for the flora of New Guinea (which comprises Papua New Guinea and Indonesian Papua), of...
Papua New Guinea is one of eighteen megadiverse countries in the world, containing more than 7% of the world's biodiversity in less than 1% of the world's land area. This includes over 18,000 described plant species, 719 birds, 271 mammals, 227 reptiles, 266 amphibians, 341 freshwater fish species, 600 species of coral and 3000 species of ...
Papua New Guinea - Colonization, Melanesia, Pacific: Malay and possibly Chinese traders took spoils and some slaves from western New Guinea for hundreds of years. The first European visitor may have been Jorge de Meneses, who possibly landed on the island in 1526–27 while en route to the Moluccas. The first European attempt at …
This compendium is a list of names, synonyms, altitudinal limits, propagation methods, pests, diseases, edible parts, food values of food plants of Papua New Guinea. Publication Details. Publisher: Australia …
Plant Collections from Papua New Guinea. Welcome to the PNGplants Database. - the Collection Database of Papua New Guinea National Herbarium (LAE). A collaborative initiative. Project Details. Participants …
PNG LNG is an integrated development that is commercialising the gas resources of Papua New Guinea. Our operations are producing approximately 7.9 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas each year which we export to four major customers in the Asia region. ... The LNG Plant is located 20 kilometres northwest of Port Moresby, at Caution Bay on ...
The hypothesis underlying this current work is that fresh juice expressed from Papua New Guinea (PNG) medicinal plants (succus) will inhibit human Cytochrome P450s (CYPs). The CYP inhibitory activity identified in fresh material was compared with inhibition in methanol extracts of dried material. Succus is the most common method of …
Name: Matschie's tree-kangaroo; Scientific name: Dendrolagus matschiei; Conservation status: Endangered; Matschie's tree-kangaroo, also known as the Huon tree-kangaroo, is a species of arboreal kangaroo endemic to Papua New Guinea: it can only be found on the Huon Peninsula, in the northeastern parts of the country.. Because of this …
The Power Play Awards Papua New Guinea was launched in 2023 to highlight the accomplishments of exceptional women, and the men who uphold the importance of supporting and empowering others in the workplace, across Papua New Guinea's LNG industry – and in 2024, the awards program will be extended to the decarbonisation …
Since the Papua New Guinea National Herbarium (LAE) has limited resources, including IT capability, the system needed to be simple, being both easy to operate and manage. The plant identification key being developed will be a tool, together with the descriptions, diagrams, botanical illustrations and images, that will enable the user to ...
New Guinea is the planet's most speciose island when it comes to plants, reports a comprehensive assessment of vascular plant species published in the journal …
The most species rich group is the genus Psychotria with over 150 endemic species on the island and one of the many plant groups on New Guinea in need of further research. Trees of New Guinea Illustrated with photographs and line drawings and detailed with notes on taxonomy, distribution, ecology and diagnostic characters, this book is …
That new inventory shows that New Guinea, which includes Papua New Guinea and Indonesian New Guinea, has the highest …
Medicinal plants in Papua New Guinea : information on 126 commonly used medicinal plants in Papua New Guinea. 12 December 2013 | Publication. Download (2.4 ) Overview . Traditional medicine, including the knowledge, skills and practices of holistic health care, exists in all cultures. It is based on indigenous theories, beliefs and ...
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Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a largely rural country characterized by at least 800 ethnic traditions dispersed over 462,840 km 2 [1, 2].Most of the population resides in small villages, situated in diverse environs that range from montane rainforest to lowland river deltas and small tropical islands.
