Ficus L. subg. Urostigma (Gasp.) Miq. sect. Stilpnophyllum Endl. subsect. Malvanthera (Corner) C.C. Berg
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Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Australasia, Melanesia present, Pacific present, Solomon Islands present
Nineteen species, of which 14 in Australia; 2 of them extend to adjacent parts of Malesia and/or the Pacific One species is confined to Malesia and one to the Solomon Islands, and two occur both in Malesia and Melanesia.
Taxonomy
Three groups of species can be recognized:
- a. Species with (sub)persistent semicircular to ovate basal bracts: small in F. crassipes, F. hesperidiiformis, and F. pleurocarpa; large in F. triradiata.
- b. Species with caducous basal bracts and with 2 upper ostiolar bracts and a slit-shaped aperture: F. glandifera and F. rhizophoriphylla in Malesia; F. baola C.C. Berg in the Solomon Islands, and F. destruens in Australia.
- c. Species with caducous basal bracts and with 3 upper ostiolar bracts and a tri-radiate aperture: the other species.