Ficus tayabensis Elmer
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Filed As
Moraceae
Ficus tayabensis Elmer -
Collector(s)
A. D. E. Elmer 13045, Apr 1911
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Location
Philippines. Palawan. Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar), Island of Palawan.
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Habitat
rich, moist, forested flats.
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Description
Climbing, rather large trees; stem subterete, 2 inches thick, bendable, branched at the top only; branches numerously rebranched and forming interlaced masses, grayish white, the subflexlble twigs ascendingly curved; wood soft, with large pores, the outer one half dingy or yellowish white, the balance dull incarnatus, odorless and tasteless; bark reddish beneath the dull ardiseus or blackish smoothish epidermis, the whitish inner surface contains a flow of latex; leaves horizontal or descending, chartaceous, shiny deep green on the upper shallowly folded surface, a much lighter green beneath, the stout veins beneath yellowish, the petiole testaceous, tips strongly recurred; figs solitary or in pairs, in the leaf axils or in their scars, upon greenish recurved peduncles, ruber, the syconium yellow, so also the flowers with only a tinge of red, subglobose or globose and with ends somewhat flattened, 3/8 inch in diameter.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4376275
Occurrence ID: 16d05b75-b159-41b0-8218-d815d323152e
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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
Asia
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Country
Philippines
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State/Province
Palawan
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Locality
Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar), Island of Palawan
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Elevation
Alt. 76 m. (249 ft.)
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANT# DISTRIBUTED BY A. D. E. ELMER PUERTO PRiNCESA (MT. PULQAR), PROVINCE OF PALAWAN ISLAND OF PALAWAN, APRIL, 1911 NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN F&cus tayabensis Elm* Climbing rather large trees in rf&h moist forested flat* at £50 feet; stem sub- terete, 2 inches thick, bendable« branched at the top only; branches numerously rebranched and forming interlaced masses, grayish white* the subflexlble twigs asoendingly ourved; wood soft, with large pores, , the outer one half dingy or white f the balance dull inoarnatus, odorless and esteless; bark reddish beneath the dull ardiseas or blackish smoothish epidermis, the whitl&h inner surface con- tains a flow of late«; leaves hojPiaoiit«! or descending, shartaceous, shiny deep green on the upper shallowly folded surface, ta much lighter green beneath» the stout veins beneath yellowish, the petiole testaceous« tips strongly recurred; figs solitary or in pairs, in the leaf axils sr in their scars« upon greenish r eeurred peduncles« ruber» the syco- niurn yellow, so also the flowers with only a tinge of red, subglobose or globose and with ends •caewhat flattened, a/8 in#h in diameter| Puerto ' ~4rmir*: . wZ' uLmers field notes ^ew yQ 0 o 04376275
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Ficus tayabensis Elmer