Ficus
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Filed As
Moraceae
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Collector(s)
N. J. C. Zerega 81, 26 Jul 2000
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Location
Papua New Guinea. Gulf. Kikori Distr. Kikori. Growing right outside of the Delta Lodge, located next to the Milne Bay Airport Terminal.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4379513
Occurrence ID: 8417ebd4-f8da-44cb-838d-1ee7b5d9d659
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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
Gulf
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County/Municipio
Kikori Distr.
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Locality
Kikori. Growing right outside of the Delta Lodge, located next to the Milne Bay Airport Terminal.
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Coordinates
-7.5, 144.25
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
V\ P/K_-| The New York Botanical Garden Moraceae BOTANICAL Garden NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 04379513 Ficus sp. Det. N.C. Zerega, 2000 Papua New Guinea. Gulf Province: Kikori. Growing right outside of the Delta Lodge, located next to the Milne Bay Airport Terminal. 144° 15’ E, 7° 30’S. Tree ~10m, dbh ~12cm. Leaves, alternate, distichous, but a few leaves are opposite, veins pubescent below. Annulate stipule scars. Fruits, (3 cm x 2xm), reddish when ripe, cauliflorous, small bracts subtending each fruit. (3 bracts per fruit). Fruit exudes clear sticky latex when cut. In longitudinal section, three layers of colors are revealed: whitish yellow on the oustide, then red, and white flowers on the inside. White sticky latex exudes from cut twigs or leaves. N.C. Zerega 81 T.J. Motley & D.R. Zerega 26 July 2000 04379513
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