Ficus pulchella Schott (1827: 410)

Pederneiras, Leandro Cardoso, Mansano, Vidal De Freitas & Romaniuc-Neto, Sergio, 2017, Taxonomic synopsis of the Ficus sect. Pharmacosycea (Moraceae) from Colombia, Phytotaxa 313 (1), pp. 1-22 : 15

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.313.1.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13701268

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0391336C-FFD6-FF9B-FF10-259A2B26FE55

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scientific name

Ficus pulchella Schott (1827: 410)
status

 

14. Ficus pulchella Schott (1827: 410) View in CoL .

Type:— BRASIL. Rio de Janeiro, 1817–1821, Schott 50 (lectotype designated by DeWolf (1965): B!).

Terrestrial trees, 10–22 m tall. Leaf blade 9.0– 15 cm long, 3.0– 6.5 cm wide, elliptic to obovate, sometimes lanceolate, apex obtuse, acute or acuminate, base cuneate, puberulent on both surfaces; secondary veins 11–27 pairs, basal lateral veins extending to 1/16 the length of the leaf blade; petiole 1.0–2.0 cm long, periderm flaking off; stipules caducous, 1.5–2.5 cm long, glabrous. Syconia solitary; peduncle 3.0– 13 mm long, glabrous; lateral bracts absent; receptacle 1.5–2.0 cm in diam. when dry, puberulent, apex rounded or concave ( Fig. 7B View FIGURE 7 ).

Distribution and habitat in Colombia: — Guaviare, in lowland rainforests at elevations of ca. 400 m ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 ).

Selected specimens: — Colombia. Guaviare: Amazonas, Alto Inirida - Vaupés, Acero 855 (INPA).

B

Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Zentraleinrichtung der Freien Universitaet

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Moraceae

Genus

Ficus

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