Ficus

  • Filed As

    Moraceae
    Ficus

  • Collector(s)

    O. Gideon UPNG No.20121, 31 Jan 2003

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Central. Abau Distr. Behind Kwapena's rubber block, Moreguina Government Station, Cape Rodney.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03784021

    Occurrence ID: 12040d33-3184-4194-9ae8-ec569a6d4980

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Moraceae

  • All Determinations

    Ficus

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Central

  • County/Municipio

    Abau Distr.

  • Locality

    Behind Kwapena's rubber block, Moreguina Government Station, Cape Rodney

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Plants of Papua New Guinea
MORACEAE
Ficus sp.
Det. By:
Strangler, exudes white sap. Leaves dark green above,
pale below. Fruit/fig pinkish.
Locality: Papua New Guinea: Behind Kwapena's
rubber block, Moreguina Government Station, Cape
Rodney, Abau, Central Province
Habitat: Lowland rainforest of very mixed
composition. Common species include Pometia
pinnata, Myristica spp. and Lauraceous species.
Notes:
Site:
O. Gideon & P. Piskaut, UPNG No. 20121, January 31,
2003
This is a voucher specimen for anti-cancer and anti-AIDS screening.
NCI Sample Numbers): 0GHA4148-V 0GHA4149-W
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Field Museum of
Natural History, and Research Forest Institute, Lae, PNG.
Please notify Field Museum of any new determination of this collection,
specifying that it is a University of Illinois at Chicago voucher.
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