Ficus

  • Filed As

    Moraceae
    Ficus

  • Collector(s)

    D. G. Frodin NGF26755, 10/5/66

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. West New Britain. Talasea Distr. Limestone pothole region, 10 mi. south Cape Ruge.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4379133

    Occurrence ID: af11c6b9-71b8-4720-bf4a-851244ce5592

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Moraceae

  • All Determinations

    Ficus

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    West New Britain

  • County/Municipio

    Talasea Distr.

  • Locality

    Limestone pothole region, 10 mi. south Cape Ruge

  • Elevation

    Alt. 183 m. (600 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.58, 147.4

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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FLCRA OF MEW GUINEA
Botanical Collections of the Division
of Botany, Department of Forests, Lae.
D. FRODIN, NGF 26755, 10/5/60
Locality: Limestone pothole region, 10 mi*
south Cape Ruge, Talasea, New Britain.
Lat. 5 35 S	Long.	147 24 E
Habitat: Lowland rain forest on slope.
Altitude 600 feet.
Annot. Tree; tending towards banyan
habit; bole consisting of an aggregate
of stems + anastomosing several heavy
branches arising at 50 ft. Buttresses
18 feet by 7 feet. Height 100 feet,
bole 40 feet, d.b.h. 36 inches.
Bark yellowish-grey, somewhat corrugated
horizontally; lenticels abundant, close
together. Wood light orange. Odour
absent. Stikcy milky exudate present.
Leaves dark green on both surfaces.
jJsjgfiit yellow-green; red when ripe.
Moraceae
Name:	Ficus
Dupl. sent to: L. Bri. Canb. A.*K-^
Bog. Sing. 9yd. UII. PNH, US. Birate;
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