Ficus apollinaris Dugand (1942: 31)

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 : 3-4

2. Ficus apollinaris Dugand (1942: 31)

Type:— COLOMBIA. Tolima: El Fresno, región del Cerro Azul , hacienda de El Diamante, 4 December 1939, H. García-Barriga 8258 (holotype: COL!; isotypes: F! US!) .

Terrestrial trees, 10–30 m tall. Leaf blade 8–15 cm long, 2.5–4.5 cm wide, narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, apex acuminate-cuspidate, base cuneate, glabrous on both surfaces, secondary veins 13–16 pairs; petiole 0.5–1.0 cm long, glabrous, periderm flaking off; stipules caducous, 1.0–3.0 cm long, glabrous on both surfaces. Syconia solitary,

peduncle sessile or to 2 mm long, puberulent; lateral bracts absent; receptacle 0.9–1.3 cm in diam. when dry (in vivo, to 2.0 cm), puberulent, apex rounded ( Fig. 1B ).

Distribution and habitat in Colombia: — Antioquia Chocó and Tolima, in premontane rainforests at elevations of 300–1600 m ( Fig. 2 ).

Selected specimens: — COLOMBIA. Antioquia: Anorí, Canón do Rio Porce, entre quebrada San Benigno e desembocadura do Río Riachon, Fonnegra 2288 (RB); Anorí, Corregimiento Providencia, Soejarto D. 4277 (F); Rionegro, Río Porce, Espinal T. 801 (COL). Chocó: Riosucio, Parque Nacional Natural Los Katios, Barbosa 1245 (COL).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Twigs with leaves and stipules. A. Ficus aequatorialis (Cuatrecasas 11214). B. F. apollinaris (Barbosa 1245). C,D. Ficus carchiana (McPherson 13393).

FIGURE 2. Distribution of Ficus aequatoriales, F. apollinaris, F. carchiana, F. crassiuscula, F. crassivenosa, F. dewolfii and F. dulciaria in Colombia based on herbarium specimens.