Ficus trichocerasa

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Ficus trichocerasa

Description

Tree up to 25 m tall. internal hairs rather sparse to abundant, yellowish or whitish. Leaves spirally arranged to subdistichous; stipules (0.5-)1-2.7 cm long, often only partly (only on and along the keel) rusty brown to pale brown hirtellous to (sub)tomentose to subhirsute or to subsericeous or almost glabrous, caducous (or subpersistent).

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present
Malesia: New Guinea.

Morphology

1This species shows affinities to F. subcuneata, but it can be distinguished by the indumentum disappearing from the midrib above and the persistent basal bracts. 2The species is quite variable. At least two infraspecific entities (behaving as subspecies) can be recognized. The differences may be less clear between 1200 and 1500 m, near the lower limits of one of the entities and near the upper limits of the other.

Citation

Corner 1965: – Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 82