Ficus pseudopalma Blanco

FICUS iWEUDOPALMA fclanco FI. Filip. (1837) 680 (sp. nov.) ; ed. 2
* . ;<18'4t> '47S; -ed. 3, 3 (^879) 84, t. 856.
A very chaii^i^Ktlc-^pe£Îesxpf wide distribution in the Phil-
ippines at lowandvmedium altitudes. This shrub or small tree
is erect, noriaaJiy u>bra»ched, the leaves crowded at the apex
of the trunk, receptacles solitary or in pairs, axillary. It is
commonly known as niog-niogan (Tagalog), diminutive of niog
(Cocos nudfera), on account of its palm-like habit. Ficus haen-
kei Warb. and F. blancoi Elm. are synonyms.
Illustrative specimen'from Montalban, Rizal Province, Luzon,
February, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 416).
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