Filed As:
Moraceae
Ficus carpenteriana Elmer
Moraceae
Ficus carpenteriana Elmer
Location:
Philippines. Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Alt. 457m. (1499 ft.)
Philippines. Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Alt. 457m. (1499 ft.)
Description:
Small shrub-like tree 20 feet high; stem branched from the middle or below that, 6 inches thick; wood whitish, soft, without odor or taste, concentric grains conspicuous; bark smooth, mottled; branches crookedly re-branched; leaves horizontally spreading, flat or only recurved towards the apex, chartaceous, very deep green above, much lighter beneath; figs clustered in the leaf axils, subtended by green bracts besides the involucra, flattened globose ¾ inch across, dark green with minute pale white lenticels, delicately pubescent.
Small shrub-like tree 20 feet high; stem branched from the middle or below that, 6 inches thick; wood whitish, soft, without odor or taste, concentric grains conspicuous; bark smooth, mottled; branches crookedly re-branched; leaves horizontally spreading, flat or only recurved towards the apex, chartaceous, very deep green above, much lighter beneath; figs clustered in the leaf axils, subtended by green bracts besides the involucra, flattened globose ¾ inch across, dark green with minute pale white lenticels, delicately pubescent.
Habitat:
in fertile soil of woods skirting small streams.
in fertile soil of woods skirting small streams.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
Specimen Notes: [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 04374232
GUID: e1a6acdc-41dc-47d1-bbdc-10139304e71c
NY Barcode: 04374232
GUID: e1a6acdc-41dc-47d1-bbdc-10139304e71c