Ficus glabristipulata

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Ficus glabristipulata

Description

Tree. internal hairs abundant, short, whitish. Leaves spirally arranged; stipules c. 1.5 cm long, glabrous, caducous.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Sumatera (Sumatera present)
Sumatra, only known from the type collection, without indication about the habitat.

Taxonomy

This species resembles F. schefferiana, from which it differs, e.g., by the exfoliating epidermis of the petiole and periderm of the leafy twig, the prominent reticulum of the lamina beneath, and the larger fig receptacle.