Ficus

  • Filed As

    Moraceae
    Ficus

  • Collector(s)

    N. J. C. Zerega 96, 28 Jul 2000

  • Location

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4379516

    Occurrence ID: 77f23592-7859-40eb-a314-bd6091f4b970

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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.
Two bushy trees 2m & 5m, hanging over the river. Leaves opposite
to subopposite, sometimes in whorls of 3, rough, coriaceous,
crenately serrated margins. Fruit, axillary, ~1.5cm diameter, surface
yellowish red when immature, red when mature. Inside of fruit white
when immature, orangy cream when mature. Seeds, black. Peduncles
1 cm. White latex throughout.
N.C. Zerega 96
T.J. Motley & D.R. Zerega
28 July 2000
04379516