Ficus septica Burm.f.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• Locality

  Roadside in the ground of Wau Ecology Institute, 100m E of Wau Ecology Institute's Zoo

• Elevation

  Alt. 1120 m. (3675 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.33, 146.68

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica] [Mundala, village in Morobe province, Papua New Guinea. Suquang = Sutang in Morobe province?]

• Distribution

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H. Matsuo Collection No. 66
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Papua NewGuinea
Ficus septica Burm. f.
Moraceae
1120m Long,/Lat,: 7° 20' S 146° 41'
Roadside in the ground of Wau Ecology
Institute, 100m E of Wau Ecology Institute’s
zoo.
Lower montane zone
Anda(Mundala), Zizigli(Suquang),
This tree has various uses, sores, malaria,
fever, coughs, diarrhoea, dysentery, body
pains, poison antidote and others.
2/12/1994
Shrub or small tree, 3-6m tall. Fruit
greenish white, ribbed, up to 2.5cm in
diameter. Figs flattenedgloblse, with 10
distinct longitudinal ridhes. No latex. Leaves
drying green.
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