Ficus americana subsp. guianensis (Desv. ex Ham.) C.C.Berg

DAUBENY HERBARIUM (FHO)
University of Oxford
Flora of Grenada
Family: Moraceae
Name:	Ficus cf. americana
The New York Botanical Garden
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det. C. C. Berg	Oct. 2008
Locality: Grenada, St. Andrew, Mount Qua Qua, Trail to Mount
Qua Qua from Gran Etang on ridge above and W. of
Gran Etang Lake, about 3.5 km N. of the St. Georges
to Grenville Road.
12°06’ N, 61°42'W
Notes: Medium-sized, heavily branched tree with a spreading
crown to 12 m height on ridgetop. Twigs with white
latex. Leaves: upper surface - midrib yellow, flat at
base, prominent towards the apex; lower surface -
'Ficus venation' clearly visible. Fruits, to 5 mm in
diameter, 1-2 per leaf axil, scattered along terminal
shoots, pink with scattered reddish spots, becoming
fully red with black spots, except around the ostiole
which is yellow. (RHS colour code: Leaf upper
=137A/139A, below=146A)
botanical
LQARDf*U
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02608760
Collector: Hawthorne, W. D. & Hughes, C. E.
Number: 243
Date:	26 November 1999
Distribution: FHO
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