Ficus biakensis
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Description
Shrub up to 5 m tall, sparingly branched.
internal hairs sparse.
Leaves spirally arranged, ± tufted;
stipules 1-3 cm long, glabrous, (sub)persistent.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Bird’s Head Peninsula present
Malesia: New Guinea (Bird’s Head Peninsula).
Taxonomy
The absence of indumentum on various parts suggests that this species is related to F. septica. It is clearly distinct in the very short petiole, the narrowly cordate base of the lamina, and the subpersistent stipules. In its habit, as in the size of the plant and the ± tufted leaves, it resembles the group of species related to F. calcarata.