Ficus

  • Filed As

    Moraceae
    Ficus

  • Collector(s)

    N. J. C. Zerega 98, 28 Jul 2000

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Gulf. On the Kikori River between Kikori and Kopi.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4379451

    Occurrence ID: c7dea67b-5a29-4d64-b6fd-b40a03d36c99

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Moraceae

  • All Determinations

    Ficus

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Gulf

  • Locality

    On the Kikori River between Kikori and Kopi

  • Coordinates

    -7.5, 144.25

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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The New York Botanical Garden
Moraceae
Ficus sp.
Det. N.C. Zerega, 2000
Papua New Guinea. Gulf Province: On the Kikori River between
Kikori and Kopi. 144° 15’ E, 7° 30’ S.
Tree ~10m hanging over the river. Another nearby tree of the same
species ~25m. May be a strangler fig, but no aerial roots were
apparent. Leaves, glabrous, secondary veins parallel, margins entire
Leaves spirally arranged and clustered at tips. Annulate stipule scars
Fruits, 5cm x 4cm, axillary, green, hard, smooth, immature, exude
white latex when cut. Flowers inside the syconium crean colored
Seeds black. White latex throughout.
N.C. Zerega 98
T.J. Motley & D.R. Zerega
28 July 2000
04379451