Ficus americana subsp. guianensis (Desv. ex Ham.) C.C.Berg

04384138
The New York Botanical Garden
=Ficus americana Aubl. subsp. guianensis
(Desv.) C. C. Berg, comb. & stat. nov.
Berg, C. C. 2007. Proposals For Treating Four Species
Complexes In Ficus Subgenus Urostigma Section
Americanae (Moraceae). Blumea 52:300-302.
Terra firme forest close to forest
regeneration plots. 3 33’N 61 26'W.
Strangler, original host no longer
in evidence. 150cm dbh^height c.35m.
Trunk pale and lobed, with some
’flying buttresses'. Spreading crown.
Blaze:- wood white and soft, abundant
white latex. Fruits pink/vermilion,
abundant, attracting many birds.
Vernacular name: Mata pau.
Datc- 19 2 1988
Col!.: William Milliken
EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.
04384138