Ficus papuana
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Description
Tree up to 13 m tall.
internal hairs sparse to abundant, white to brownish.
Leaves distichous or subopposite;
stipules 1-3 cm long, white to brown hirtellous to subsericeous, caducous.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, New Britain present, New Georgia present, Solomon Islands present
Malesia and the Solomon Islands (New Georgia); in Malesia: New Guinea (incl. New Britain).
Taxonomy
This species is very close to F. calopilina. It might even prove to be not more than just a form of F. calopilina. The figs matches those of F. calopilina and the almost symmetric (and usually smaller) leaves cannot be distinguished from those of F. calopilina. The epidermis of the petioles and the periderm of the leafy twigs are (probably not) exfoliating. These features, the often strongly asymmetric leaves, and the relatively short petioles may help to distinguish F. papuana from the variable F. calopilina.