Ficus
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Filed As
Moraceae
Ficus -
Collector(s)
N. J. C. Zerega 76, 17 Jul 2000
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Location
Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt. Gahavisuka, Provincial Park 11km outside of Goroka.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4379507
Occurrence ID: c4d1cc90-181a-447b-960a-d8e7bc24fe5e
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Rosales
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Family
Moraceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Oceania
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Country
Papua New Guinea
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State/Province
Eastern Highlands
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Locality
Mt. Gahavisuka, Provincial Park 11km outside of Goroka.
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Coordinates
-6.05, 145.5
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
The New York Botanical Garden Moraceae Ficus sp. Det. N.C. Zerega, 2000 Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands Province: Mt. Gahavisuka, Provincial Park 11km outside of Goroka. Reached by a road that turns off of the Highlands Highway on the Mt. Hagen (W) side. Elevation 2,450m. Accompanied by guide Jason. 145° 30’ E, 6° 03’ S. Tree ~6m, very common. Leaves plicate, glabrous, alternate, sprially arranged, annulate stipule scars. Large stipules. Fruit, syconium, yellow with rounded bracts. In cross section of syconium there appears to be no empty space and the arrangement of the flowers looks like the outline of a bat. Flowers brown. White latex throughout. Local name Kapiak. N.C. Zerega 76 T.J. Motley &D.R. Zerega 17 July 2000 04379507
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