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Flora and Fauna List of Categories
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- What is piper gibbilimbum? / piper betle
- What are the six Piper species of PNG?
- What are the total number of plants in PNG?
- What are some of the orchids that are found in PNG?
- What are the constituents Areca Nut?
- What is buai?
- How many different butterfly species are there in PNG?
- How many butterflies species are there in PNG? and what is the name of the large butterfly found in PNG?
- Is there any eagle wood in PNG?
- How many different species of fish are thought to be in PNG waters?
- How many species of giant clam can be found in PNG?
- What are the principal types of prawns targeted in the Gulf area of PNG?
- Where is the Orangerie Bay Prawn fishery?
- What type of prawns are caught at Orangerie Bay?
- What is the best time to catch prawns in Orangerie Bay, Milne Bay Province?
- Where is PNG ranked in diversity of tiger beetles?
- How much coffee was exported in the March quarter of 2004?
- How much "planted forest" does PNG have?
- What was the volume of copra exported in the March quarter of 2004?
- Where did the original coffee come from to start the Aiyura coffee plantations?
- How much copra oil was exported in the March quarter of 2004?
- How much tea was exported in the March quarter of 2004?
- How much cocoa was exported in the March quarter of 2004?
- How much palm oil was exported in the March quarter of 2004?
- Where can I found out about aibika?
- Can you tell me any of the threatened bird species in PNG?
- What is the Strangler Fig Tree?
- What is a Passionflower?
- Id Liana a rainfoprest plant?
- What is an orchid?
- what are the names of some rainforest plants?
- What was the total value of PNG Agricultural Exports in 2001
- What is the total value of PNG Agricultural Exports?
- Can you tell me the name of Papua New Guinea's floral emblem?
- in terms of logging, how many of PNG's forests are endagered and if not to what extent are loggers allowed log and are there any conservation efforts in place? also,are the logging companies given conditions which they are monitored on?
- What are the PNG national flower and the national tree?
- What are the main agricultural products of PNG?
- How much oil palm does PNG produce?
- How much sugar does PNG produce each year?
- Can grapes be grown in PNG?
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- What is piper gibbilimbum? / piper betle
Daka -- http://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daka
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- What are the six Piper species of PNG?
P. bolanicum spec. nov., P. gibbilimbum, P. recessum spec. nov., P. subbullatum, P. triangulare and P. wabagense. These small shrubby trees are best represented in secondary growth and forest at 1300-2500 m altitude, with P. gibbilimbum reaching c. 3000 m and P. bolanicum (and rarely P. triangulare) c. 3500 m. Piper subbullatum, the most widespread of the six in New Guinea, sometimes descends to sea-level there and is also found in the Philippines and from the Bismarck Archipelago to Vanuatu.
See also Wikipedia -- Daka -- http://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daka
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- What are the total number of plants in PNG?
PNG is estimated to have 15,000 species with at least 10,500 endemic to PNG.
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- What are some of the orchids that are found in PNG?
These FAQ's could never fully answer that question. Some of them are Dendrobium Lasianthera and Dendrobium Conanthum but these are only a few of the many that grow in PNG. It is recommended that you pay a visit to http://www.pngorchids.com for far more detail than could be documented here.
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- What are the constituents Areca Nut?
Areca Nut contains a large quantity of tannin, also gallic acid, a fixed oil gum, a little volatile oil, lignin, and various saline substances. Four alkaloids have been found in Areca Nut - Arecoline, Arecain, Guracine, and a fourth existing in very small quantity. Arecoline resembles Pilocarpine in its effects on the system. Arecaine is the active principle of the Areca Nut.
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- What is buai?
A handsome tree cultivated in all the warmer parts of Asia for its yellowish-red fruits the size of a hen's egg, containing the seed about the size of an acorn, conical shape with flattened base and brownish in colour externally; internally mottled like a nutmeg.
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- How many different butterfly species are there in PNG?
303 species have been identified with 56 of these being endemic to PNG. This ranks the country 12th globally for butterflies.
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- How many butterflies species are there in PNG? and what is the name of the large butterfly found in PNG?
There are 700 different species of butterfly in PNG.
The world's largest butterfly, the Queen Alexandra Birdwing and scarab beetles make up a few of the spectacular insect species in PNG.
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- Is there any eagle wood in PNG?
Yes, eaglewood also known as gaharu was first found in PNG in the late 1980's. Eaglewood produces a fragrant resinous wood which is highly valued for incense, religious, medicinal and domestic uses in diffrent parts of the world.
It is also known as aloeswood or agarwood
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- How many different species of fish are thought to be in PNG waters?
3000 marine fishes with about 2000 inhabiting inshore reefs.
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- How many species of giant clam can be found in PNG?
Out of the eight that can be found in the world seven are found in PNG.
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- What are the principal types of prawns targeted in the Gulf area of PNG?
The principal targeted species are banana and tiger prawns.
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- Where is the Orangerie Bay Prawn fishery?
It is located at Orangerie Bay in Milne Bay in an area that measures 15.5 square kilomteres.
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- What type of prawns are caught at Orangerie Bay?
Over 80% of prawns caught are banana prawns the rest are tiger prawns and a variety of mixed prawns.
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- What is the best time to catch prawns in Orangerie Bay, Milne Bay Province?
The best times are from April to June and then from August to November.
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- Where is PNG ranked in diversity of tiger beetles?
PNG is ranked as the 7th richest country for tiger beetles with 163 known species.
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- How much coffee was exported in the March quarter of 2004?
8200 tonnes
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- How much "planted forest" does PNG have?
PNG only has 60,000 hectares of planted forest.
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- What was the volume of copra exported in the March quarter of 2004?
4900 tonnes
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- Where did the original coffee come from to start the Aiyura coffee plantations?
The coffee came from Bruno Wilde's plantation which was originally an experimental station setup by the Department of Agriculture at Wau. It is believed that the whole PNG coffee industry originated from the Wau plantation.
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- How much copra oil was exported in the March quarter of 2004?
7600 tonnes
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- How much tea was exported in the March quarter of 2004?
The volume of tea exported was 2300 tonnes
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- How much cocoa was exported in the March quarter of 2004?
10,400 tonnes
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- How much palm oil was exported in the March quarter of 2004?
The voluime of Plam Oil exported in the March quarter of 2004 was reported as being 101,100 tonnes.
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- Where can I found out about aibika?
Try -- http://michie.net/pnginfo/recipe3.html -- for a recipe using Aibika Hibiscus (Abelmoschus) manihot.
Aibika is also known as, Bele (Fiji) Pele (Polynesia) and Ailan kapis (Vanuatu). For information on the plant itself -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelmoschus
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- Can you tell me any of the threatened bird species in PNG?
That is a tall order.
I suggest you start at http://www.birdlife.net/species and then navigate from there. One of the birds that is threatened is Astrapia mayeri http://www.birdlife.net/species/threatened_species.cfm?SpcRecID=5835
Worldwide, over 90% of extinctions since 1800 have been on islands and many of these have been in the Pacific. This region has therefore already lost many of its most extinction-prone species.
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- What is the Strangler Fig Tree?
The strangler fig is a tree that uses another tree to climb up to the sunlight in a rain forest. As they grow, they wrap around the old tree until it dies and only the strangler fig remains.
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- What is a Passionflower?
Passionflowers are colorful plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds! Animals, birds, and people eat the passion fruit that grows on this plant.
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- Id Liana a rainfoprest plant?
Lianas are vines that live all over the rain forest. They link trees to each other and animals use them to move around from tree to tree. Tarzan used these vines to swing through the forest!
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- What is an orchid?
Orchids are flowering plants that come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. They attract birds and insects with their beautiful colors and wonderful smell!
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- what are the names of some rainforest plants?
Some of the names are
Bromeliads - are related to the pineapple family
Saprophytes - are the organisms that act as the rainforests decomposers
Epiphytes, or air plants, grow everywhere but can be found mainly on the branches, trunks, and even the leaves of trees
Of course there are orchids and Lianas (a type of climbing vine)
remember these are just a sample of some of the plants.
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- What was the total value of PNG Agricultural Exports in 2001
K801.1 miilion
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- What is the total value of PNG Agricultural Exports?
In 20043 it was reported as being K1.3 billion - I do not have figures for any other years
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- Can you tell me the name of Papua New Guinea's floral emblem?
Sorry I do no tknow this answer. Perhaps a reader can help?
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- in terms of logging, how many of PNG's forests are endagered and if not to what extent are loggers allowed log and are there any conservation efforts in place? also,are the logging companies given conditions which they are monitored on?
Sorry, I do not have that information. Perhaps a reader may be able to help you?
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- What are the PNG national flower and the national tree?
Can anyone help with this question?
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- What are the main agricultural products of PNG?
Coffee, cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, tea, rubber, sweet potaoes, fruit, vegetables, poultry and pork.
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- How much oil palm does PNG produce?
PNG produced 326,000 tonnes in 2001 down from 336,300 tonnes in 2000. (I do not have any other figures)
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- How much sugar does PNG produce each year?
PNG produced 42,400 tonnes in 2001 and is expected to be 44,000 tonnes in 2002. (I do not have any other figures)
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- Can grapes be grown in PNG?
Yes, I have seen various attempts to grow grapes in Port Moresby but not very successfully. I have seen photographs of grapes grown at Kenabot near Kokopo in East New Britain and these looked okay.
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Created 1 May 2002
Updated 21 Jun 2008
Updated 21 Jun 2008
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