Five new Ficus species (Moraceae) from Melanesia

Timothy J S Whitfeld; George D. Weiblen

doi:10.3100/025.015.0115

Five new Ficus species (Moraceae) from Melanesia

Timothy J S Whitfeld, George D. Weiblen

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Abstract

During recent ecological studies, five new species of functionally dioecious Ficus were identified from the lowland rainforests of northern Papua New Guinea. One species from subgen. Sycidium, sect. Sycidium (Ficus sangumae), three from subgen. Sycomorus, sect. Adenosperma (F. rubrijuvenis, F. rubrivestimenta, F. wamanguana), and one from subgen. Sycomorus, sect. Sycocarpus (F. aurantiacafolia) are described.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Harvard Papers in Botany
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3100/025.015.0115
State	Published - Jun 2010

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Ficus
Moraceae
New Guinea
lowland rainforest

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