Filed As:

Moraceae
Ficus satterthwaitei Elmer
All Determinations:

Ficus satterthwaitei Elmer

Location:

Philippines. Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Mindanao. Alt. 914m. (2999 ft.)
Collector(s):

A. D. E. Elmer
Description:

Crooked and gnarly appearing trees; stem 1½ foot thick, 30 feet high, branched above the middle; branches spreading, forming a flat crown; twigs greenish, lax, chiefly descending; a flat crown; leaves subcoriaceous, deep green above, much paler beneath, the young ones yellowish green, the veins also yellowish green, nearly flat with tips recurved and margins coarsely wavy; figs hanging upon 3 to 13 inches long tubercles along the stem and larger branches; tubercles flexible, branched, fruits dull green, with small brown lenticels. sub-globose excepting the elongated basal stalk, 1½ to 2 inches in diameter, apex flat with a sunken umbilicus, between the middle and the apex undulately marked with concentric ridges and bracts, peduncle proper 1½ inch long.
Habitat:

in light woods. moist fertile soil.
Other:

Specimen Notes: [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 04376051
GUID: 3a5109b1-0a4d-4c8c-b000-b4e1d229fb1d
Distribution:

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